The Random, Meaningless Political post thread

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Yeah, here we go with political whining..... was going to happen no matter who own.....

 

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Yeah, here we go with political whining..... was going to happen no matter who own.....

I was expecting it to be something like this:

 

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[Wu Wei]

I was expecting it to be something like this:

Personally...I'm about here with it

 

[Estro Felino]

Sweetheart, you're pretty. You're elegant. You're smart. You have socialist ideas. But certain friendships are suicidal.
If one wanna win, I mean. If you think this alliance is more important than victory...people will go on a rampage.

I wonder why they lost...

 

[mangalavara]

I was expecting it to be something like this:

To quote Charlie Sheen’s character on Scary Movie 3, ‘I can’t believe what I just saw…’

 

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"Uterus Removal At 30": Japan Leader's Bizarre Proposal To Boost Birth Rate Sparks Backlash

The minister suggested banning women from marrying after 25 and undergoing forced hysterectomies at 30, as well as restricting women's access to university education from the age of 18.

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Naoki Hyakuta, leader of the far-right Conservative Party of Japan with 3 seats in the House of Representatives

This dystopian idea was met with swift backlash, prompting Mr Hyakuta to apologize, claiming his comments were merely hypothetical and not his personal views. Many slammed the minister for his regressive and discriminatory comments, sparking concerns about women's rights and reproductive freedom.

Mr Hyakuta later clarified that these ideas were framed as a "science-fiction storyline" to spark discussion and not meant to be taken literally. He acknowledged that his comments were "extremely harsh" and emphasised that he does not advocate for such drastic measures against women.

''I meant to say that we cannot transform the social structure unless we do something that goes that far. I want to retract my remarks and apologize,'' he said.

Expressing outrage on the matter, Chizuru Higashi, an actress, said: "The idea of taking away reproductive ability if you have not had a child by the age of 30 is terrifying, even as a joke. Besides, do you think that the declining birth rate is the fault of women? Women cannot get pregnant on their own and they have no confidence about giving birth and raising children because their employment and income are not stable.

Author Issui Ogawa took particular issue with Mr Hyakuta's attempt to downplay his remarks as "science fiction," arguing that such language only serves to trivialise the harm caused by his words.

''I'm a science fiction writer and I'm not amused that the grotesque idea of removing a girl's uterus was described as science fiction, while I'm also unhappy at the idea of forcing her to marry and give birth - with penalties attached,'' he said.

This was weird. Not just the suggestion itself, but he later apologized and said it was framed as a "science fiction scenario."

Japan's fertility crisis is a pressing concern, with the country struggling to address the challenges of an ageing population and shrinking workforce. This proposal follows other controversial measures aimed at encouraging marriage and procreation, such as incentives for women to marry men from rural areas, which were also met with backlash for being tone-deaf and overly simplistic.

I guess they're just not having enough babies in Japan. So, this guy apparently wanted to force the issue.

In Nazi Germany, they had the Cross of Honor for the German Mother. In the USSR, they had the Order of Maternal Glory, and Mother-Heroine was bestowed upon women with 10 or more children. It was done away with when the Soviet Union fell, but apparently Putin reinstated it in 2022.

 

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