> ... the narrative around Abe’s legacy put forth in the media following the assassination overshadows just how unpopular Abe was with the public in his final years. Despite becoming the longest-serving prime minister in Japan’s history, his administration was mired in multiple corruption scandals and alleged cover-ups, which led his approval ratings to drop to an all-time low.
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/shinzo-abe-assassination/
#TimShorrock on #AbeShinzo #ShinzoAbe, an chance to tell #MassMedia that
#DeathIsNotPerfume
The Misremembering of Shinzo Abe

In the wake of the former prime minister’s assassination, his antidemocratic legacy has been whitewashed—and his death has renewed calls for revisions to Japan’s pacifist Constitution.

The Nation
> .. after the overthrow of #Somoza, the #CarterAdministration had initiated the CIA destabilization campaign.. expanded by the #Reaganites. The #Carter doves did not give direct support to the #NationalGuard forces that they helped reconstitute. Rather, training and direction were in the hands of #NeoNazi #Argentine generals serving "as a proxy for the United States" (#RandCorporation terrorism expert Brian Jenkins).
https://znetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/zbooks/htdocs/chomsky/dd/dd-c10-s05.html
#JImmyCarter #PresidentCarter #DeathIsNotPerfume
Deterring Democracy: Chapter 10 [5/13]