'Japanese First' party rocked by suspicions of Russian interference (asia.nikkei.com)
from alphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to world@lemmy.world on 17 Jul 19:04
https://sh.itjust.works/post/42329874

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Delta_V@lemmy.world on 17 Jul 19:15 next collapse

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als@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 17 Jul 20:14 next collapse

Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind.

Albert Einstein in 1929

otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 17 Jul 20:53 next collapse

Must be why they’re exhuming that classic, then, hunh.

fluxion@lemmy.world on 17 Jul 21:52 next collapse

Isn’t measles the measles of mankind?

Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world on 17 Jul 22:02 next collapse

That’s not what I’ve heard

pulsewidth@lemmy.world on 19 Jul 12:35 collapse

No, measles is cross-species - many apes and monkeys are susceptible to it. Scientists believe it originally mutated from the rinderpest virus which is originally carried by ruminants (cows, ox, buffalo, many others) around 6th century BCE.

TheBat@lemmy.world on 18 Jul 07:15 collapse

Sounds like a smart guy.

Theprogressivist@lemmy.world on 17 Jul 21:09 next collapse

Is this their version of MAGA?

ech@lemmy.ca on 18 Jul 00:01 next collapse

They didn’t invent nationalism.

Theprogressivist@lemmy.world on 18 Jul 00:12 collapse

Well, no fucking shit. I was asking if this was the equivalent because I’ve never heard of it.

ech@lemmy.ca on 18 Jul 00:29 collapse

It’s the equivalent of the nationalistic party of any country.

Theprogressivist@lemmy.world on 18 Jul 00:47 collapse

Ok, so like MAGA. 👍

frank@sopuli.xyz on 18 Jul 05:48 collapse

Yup! Anti foreigner/immigration, stripping benefits like welfare, focus on military, all the usual suspects.

However the name for the alt-right in Japan is ネット右翼 which is basically Internet Rightists. I like that term because social media is like the only way you’d come up with views this cruel. No one who has touched grass could possibly

PentastarM@midwest.social on 17 Jul 21:14 next collapse

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Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world on 17 Jul 22:06 next collapse

We’ve all heard talk about “hybrid warfare” and how Russian intelligence has done some amazing thing in the last decade, but it really is just “promote bad leaders to break democracies abroad”. Statecraft is so much easier when you can pick your own adversaries.

Treczoks@lemmy.world on 18 Jul 06:02 next collapse

The Russians are fighting a covert war against the west for decades, destabilizing society at every corner. Their biggest success so far was Brexit, but if you see all the rising extremist parties in Europe, they all seem to have a weak spot for Putin for some reason.

In Germany, both the extreme left (BSW) as well as the extreme right (AfD) are Putin apologetist or even open supporter. Both regularly have problems explaining some donations…

k0e3@lemmy.ca on 19 Jul 11:34 next collapse

Going voting tomorrow morning. Fuck these guys.

ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world on 19 Jul 12:35 next collapse

Can we all start interfering in Russian politics to get back at them?

Doomsider@lemmy.world on 20 Jul 19:02 collapse

Wow, will no one save us from Russian disinformation!?

Whoops, wrong administration to ask.