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Environment & Energy

kristopher

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3. It's telling that the most rightwing government (by far) since WWII would chase nuclear...

Reply to madokie (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 25, 2014, 08:34 AM

Feb 2014

...in spite of a clear and open process that showed overwhelming public desire to move away from it.

Draconian secrecy act, renouncing the anti-war constitution, embracing the war ethos symbolized by Yasukuni Shrine and denying Japanese war atrocities like the Rape of Nanking and widespread forced prostitution are only a sampling of what this government all about.

Nuclear fits right into their worldview.

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That's a suckie link madokie Feb 2014 #1

It isn't an opinion piece FBaggins Feb 2014 #2

You are right bias isn't an issue with this madokie Feb 2014 #4

It's telling that the most rightwing government (by far) since WWII would chase nuclear... kristopher Feb 2014 #3

Of course it does madokie Feb 2014 #5