Shinzo Abe has been assassinated in Japan

[Incredulity 11859]

Or Froman?

[WhatTheBuck 28904]

3 hours ago, LW Goatman said:

Fir gods sake, think of the children.

Perhaps it’s an insight to the psychology of the improperly masked.

Mask up or don’t. But don’t half-ass it.

[AnTiM 1684]

22 hours ago, Pancho said:

Aren’t murders by gun pretty much unheard of in Japan?

Report today said there was one gun death in Japan in 2021.  The country has half our population.  So obviously gun control does not work?

[Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand 13618]

12 hours ago, chainsaw said:

conspiracy theories are flyin as usual.

 

[elfenix 34658]

[freyguy 4364]

23 hours ago, Hermanator said:

You want off now? 

Because a populist piece of shit right wing politician who fucked over the people of another country half way around the world got assassinated?

Fuck that, shit's just now getting entertaining. 

[WhatTheBuck 28904]

On 7/8/2022 at 10:21 PM, AnTiM said:

Report today said there was one gun death in Japan in 2021.  The country has half our population.  So obviously gun control does not work?

As compared to 45,034 gun deaths in the US last year.

[Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand 13618]

So it sounds like the assassin was pissed at the Moonies whom he blamed for his mother's bankruptcy and who are a dependable voting bloc for Abe's Liberal Democratic Party.

https://news.yahoo.com/possible-moonies-assassination-shinzo-abe-154041281.html

[chainsaw 10243]

5 minutes ago, Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand said:

So it sounds like the assassin was pissed at the Moonies whom he blamed for his mother's bankruptcy and who are a dependable voting bloc for Abe's Liberal Democratic Party.

https://news.yahoo.com/possible-moonies-assassination-shinzo-abe-154041281.html

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According to Japanese media reports, Yamagami wanted to kill the leader of a religious group, which investigators did not name, but decided to kill Abe instead.

That's a hell of an audible to call

[Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand 13618]

The giggling throughout this 2 pt episode kinda makes this a hard listen, but the wtf levels sorta warrant it.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/part-one-the-moonies-are-so-much-worse-than-you-could/id1373812661?i=1000553289679

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/part-two-the-moonies-are-so-much-worse-than-you-could/id1373812661?i=1000553541805

[chainsaw 10243]

1 hour ago, Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand said:

The giggling throughout this 2 pt episode kinda makes this a hard listen, but the wtf levels sorta warrant it.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/part-one-the-moonies-are-so-much-worse-than-you-could/id1373812661?i=1000553289679

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/part-two-the-moonies-are-so-much-worse-than-you-could/id1373812661?i=1000553541805

You're like the tenth person to recommend these specific episodes of this specific podcast. It's a sign

[Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand 13618]

6 minutes ago, chainsaw said:

You're like the tenth person to recommend these specific episodes of this specific podcast. It's a sign

Stranger than fiction.

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1549]

the witnesses, so unaccustomed to gunfire, didn't scatter but instead went towards the noise.   In the US, any suspicious noise in a public gathering starts a stampede.  What a world we inhabit. 

[Bama Chick 28596]

The giggling throughout this 2 pt episode kinda makes this a hard listen, but the wtf levels sorta warrant it.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/part-one-the-moonies-are-so-much-worse-than-you-could/id1373812661?i=1000553289679
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/part-two-the-moonies-are-so-much-worse-than-you-could/id1373812661?i=1000553541805

Just saved to listen once I finish all 3,000 hours of Robert Caro’s LBJ audiobooks.

Thanks for the recommendation!

BTW - do we have a political book thread? I’d love to discuss the LBJ series with a bunch of smart Texans. I’m loving learning all about LBJ and had no idea how huge a role he played in shaping much of 20th century politics.

[Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand 13618]

3 hours ago, Bama Chick said:

Just saved to listen once I finish all 3,000 hours of Robert Caro’s LBJ audiobooks.

Thanks for the recommendation!

BTW - do we have a political book thread? I’d love to discuss the LBJ series with a bunch of smart Texans. I’m loving learning all about LBJ and had no idea how huge a role he played in shaping much of 20th century politics.

I want to say we did have a political book thread at one time, but that might be the old site I'm of. The LBJ Presidential Library is a pretty cool visit if you're ever in Austin. 

[B00M 6725]

On 7/8/2022 at 9:21 PM, AnTiM said:

Report today said there was one gun death in Japan in 2021.  The country has half our population.  So obviously gun control does not work?

Sure, if Britain had successfully crushed our independence and disarmed us, we'd have a gun society similar to Japan's. It takes generations (or centuries) to get there. Of course, they do have a big advantage when it comes to restricting imports as an island nation. If we tried to disarm law abiding in the US today, we're much more likely to resemble Brazil than Japan.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearm_and_Sword_Possession_Control_Law

[Goredho 17627]

On 7/8/2022 at 7:45 PM, Gil Bang said:

Abe was a USC alum.

 

[AnTiM 1684]

1 hour ago, B00M said:

Sure, if Britain had successfully crushed our independence and disarmed us, we'd have a gun society similar to Japan's. It takes generations (or centuries) to get there. Of course, they do have a big advantage when it comes to restricting imports as an island nation. If we tried to disarm law abiding in the US today, we're much more likely to resemble Brazil than Japan.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearm_and_Sword_Possession_Control_Law

Or maybe we would be like Britain today, where you don't see dozens of people gunned down every day?  

[Dahobbs 18183]

1 hour ago, B00M said:

Sure, if Britain had successfully crushed our independence and disarmed us, we'd have a gun society similar to Japan's. It takes generations (or centuries) to get there. Of course, they do have a big advantage when it comes to restricting imports as an island nation. If we tried to disarm law abiding in the US today, we're much more likely to resemble Brazil than Japan.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearm_and_Sword_Possession_Control_Law

Thanks Boom. Glad to know that any meaningful gun safety reform is just impossible. Please kill another thread with your crusade. Thanks. 

[Fudge Nuggets 19407]

1 hour ago, B00M said:

If we tried to disarm law abiding in the US today, we're much more likely to resemble Brazil than Japan.

Doesn't sound like you believe those law abiding citizens would be so law abiding once their toys got taken away.

Edited July 11, 2022 by Fudge Nuggets

[chainsaw 10243]

16 hours ago, Bama Chick said:

Just saved to listen once I finish all 3,000 hours of Robert Caro’s LBJ audiobooks.

Thanks for the recommendation!

BTW - do we have a political book thread? I’d love to discuss the LBJ series with a bunch of smart Texans. I’m loving learning all about LBJ and had no idea how huge a role he played in shaping much of 20th century politics.

Best I can do is a bunch of assholes

[B00M 6725]

35 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

Doesn't sound like you believe those law abiding citizens would be so law abiding once their toys got taken away.

Who do you think is committing all the murders in the US? Do those assholes just go away if we take guns from the law abiding?

 

[Gil Bang 26174]

2 hours ago, B00M said:

Who do you think is committing all the murders in the US? Do those assholes just go away if we take guns from the law abiding?

 

Do you think the pussy in Highland Park would have killed anybody without the gun? 

[Fudge Nuggets 19407]

2 hours ago, B00M said:

Who do you think is committing all the murders in the US? Do those assholes just go away if we take guns from the law abiding?

 

Now I'm confused.  You are insinuating that the only thing keeping us from total dystopia (as opposed to semi-dystopia we currently have) is law abiding citizens with guns.  I wouldn't have previously thought you would be a fan of the 'Defund the Police' movement, but I guess I was wrong.

[YChang 3531]

The LBJ series are fantastic. What a fascinating man. 

[Hookah Horns 3089]

19 hours ago, Bama Chick said:

Just saved to listen once I finish all 3,000 hours of Robert Caro’s LBJ audiobooks.

Thanks for the recommendation!

BTW - do we have a political book thread? I’d love to discuss the LBJ series with a bunch of smart Texans. I’m loving learning all about LBJ and had no idea how huge a role he played in shaping much of 20th century politics.

3,000 hours? I'm hoping that's hyperbole. 

[B00M 6725]

6 hours ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

Now I'm confused.  You are insinuating that the only thing keeping us from total dystopia (as opposed to semi-dystopia we currently have) is law abiding citizens with guns.  I wouldn't have previously thought you would be a fan of the 'Defund the Police' movement, but I guess I was wrong.

Me too? I don't think Brazil is dystopian. I don't think the US is semi-dystopian. I am not a thin blue liner. There are so many things wrong with our police today, of course I support relieving them of some duties (and funding).

[B00M 6725]

6 hours ago, Hookah Horns said:

3,000 hours? I'm hoping that's hyperbole. 

Why man? It's only an hour a day for like 8 years. Who doesn't have time for that?

[Biff Tannen 46060]

7 hours ago, Hookah Horns said:

3,000 hours? I'm hoping that's hyperbole. 

I bought his first book, The Power Broker, about the history of NYC because of this thread.  It arrived today.  It's 1200 pages.  Was not ready for that.

[Hookah Horns 3089]

1 hour ago, Biff Tannen said:

I bought his first book, The Power Broker, about the history of NYC because of this thread.  It arrived today.  It's 1200 pages.  Was not ready for that.

I was wondering what the words to pages ratio was, and googled a sample....That book is a fucking hoss unit. I don't think you could write that many words if you described, with  reasonably vivid detail, literally everything I've done in my life. Unreal that there are several volumes of this. 

[Dnaguy 12572]

On 7/10/2022 at 6:04 PM, Bama Chick said:

Just saved to listen once I finish all 3,000 hours of Robert Caro’s LBJ audiobooks.

Thanks for the recommendation!

BTW - do we have a political book thread? I’d love to discuss the LBJ series with a bunch of smart Texans. I’m loving learning all about LBJ and had no idea how huge a role he played in shaping much of 20th century politics.

Huge role indeed.

[HornOnTheBayou 9056]

The Caro books on LBJ are absolutely incredible. But, yes, they are a commitment. And don't forget, the four books only get you to 1964. Apparently Robert Caro and George RR Martin are hanging out together "finishing" their books.

[Biff Tannen 46060]

2 minutes ago, HornOnTheBayou said:

The Caro books on LBJ are absolutely incredible. But, yes, they are a commitment. And don't forget, the four books only get you to 1964. Apparently Robert Caro and George RR Martin are hanging out together "finishing" their books.

He’s only supposed to have one more right?  Gonna be a lot to cram in the last one it feels like. 

[B00M 6725]

This guy replicated the pipe gun contraption. The testing is pretty hilarious