Alin, I know this post, this post made by an American, who are kind of evil and so very unsubtle, must make your blood boil, so come on, bring on the outrage! Rattle your high-altitude gas stove threateningly and scream out for all to hear: I hate Marxy but cannot get enough of him!

Now this is just baiting. Knock it off (since I will have to deal with the blunt of the revenge blow!)

You're right. I apologize.

Alin, I think you're grand. The truth is, I can't get enough of you.

And for a comment more pertinent to the post, I find the interconnectedness of all these Bigwigs fascinating and slightly unnerving. I bet they have really cool houses, though.

I doubt they say, "This Prime Ministership will move me to a bigger house!"

No, but maybe they're hoping the budget will set aside funds for fireproofing.

When will politicians learn that if you don't want your house firebombed by the uyoku, you shouldn't speak out against right-wing positions! Closing your mouth can save your life.

The Bushes, the Clintons, the Kennedies… When are people gonna get the big idea: Their being related to someone already in power is a reason to vote against a candidate, not for!

(See also, the Gandhis, the Perons, etc., etc.)

hey dude, my gas stove is made in america and it's a fucking brilliant form determined purely by function example of american design at it's best so stay away from my fuckin gas stove don't associate it with anti-americanism, allright.

「閨閥」って言葉、初めて知ったよ･･･

Thanks for pointing that out. Otherwise, I wouldn't have looked it up.

Sometimes, no one has anything to say.

hey dude, my gas stove is made in america and it's a fucking brilliant form determined purely by function example of american design at it's best so stay away from my fuckin gas stove don't associate it with anti-americanism, allright.

I was grasping at straws, desperate and hungry for attention. My mind seized on your gas stove and I clung to the image, consequences be damned. The fact is, I was soaring on a heavy-duty Snickers sugar high when I brought up your stove, my chocolate-smeared rictus nearly touching the screen as I typed with blazing index fingers. But I'm all better now, belly full of happoshu and braised green peppers.

hey dude, my gas stove is made in america and it's a fucking brilliant form determined purely by function example of american design at it's best so stay away from my fuckin gas stove don't associate it with anti-americanism, allright.

I was grasping at straws, desperate and hungry for attention. My mind seized on your gas stove and I clung to the image, consequences be damned. The fact is, I was soaring on a heavy-duty Snickers sugar high when I brought up your stove, my chocolate-smeared rictus nearly touching the screen as I typed with blazing index fingers. But I'm all better now, belly full of happoshu and braised green peppers.

I repeat, I was grasping at str...oh, shut up, "Duffy," if that's even your real name.

Marxy,

Are you trying to say something about democracy? Please clarify.

It's all about suspension of disbelief.

(Or was that the reply to the other issue?)

Duffy is the new Lance.

I was going to say that it's interesting to know about all these connections but that politics tainted by nepotism isn't something peculiar to Japan and that you people haven't been to places where these dangerous liasons are actually a lot scarier.

I was going to say it but I know it is forbidden to suggest on Neromarxisme that sometimes Japan is not that unique (like Nate said it the other day).

Hrumph.

you people haven't been to places where these dangerous liasons are actually a lot scarier.

Is this Bush or are you saying that Japan's political system is "third-world"?

Actually, I think both America and Japan are pretty third world when it comes to nepotism and corruption, at least in the national sphere of politics.

What about local politicians in America and Japan, how reliable/honest are they? That could be a difference between the US/Japan and the third world. For example, in Africa and Latin America pretty much everyone is suspect, be your council's MP or your neighbourhood cop all the way up to the president or prime minister.

"You people"? Sounds like something I heard on Snakes on a Plane last night (good movie btw).

Snakes on a Plane is *not* a good movie. I don't care what everyone else says. I nearly walked out of the theater and I'm not the sort of person prone to do that. And I can totally do campy things too - I'm not some sort of priss or something. I'm so disappointed in the internet about this one.

More on topic: just where do the war criminals fit in this family tree?

Kishi was a Class A war criminal, friend to boat gambling thug and Mussolini pal Sasakawa Ryoichi, mob boss Kodama Yoshio, and the Unification Church. All to fight socialism!

Duffy is the new Lance.

I am not Marxy, if that's what you're implying. Here's a little personal info for you: I am a 35-year-old American father of two, living in Tokyo. I am a regular lurker on this ever-loving blog and tend to think that Marxy is one of the "good guys," but I also appreciate the drama and Euro-balance that MADD add to the mix. I generally think that both "sides" are actually on the same side when it all boils down, and that almost all of us have a deep affection for Japan.

Love,

Duffy

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