tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post1517898052262792841..comments2023-10-09T00:45:55.603+09:00Comments on Shisaku: Grasping at the WindMTChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04626942240117432624noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post-73877660570203625962009-01-25T10:47:00.000+09:002009-01-25T10:47:00.000+09:00Because some of the abductees were from Obama city...Because some of the abductees were from Obama city, the issue does hold a special resonance with the people leaving there, so while maybe misguided I don't think it is completely off the wall for some man on the street in Obama to say that the abduction issue is priority number 1.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01489810773796097479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post-9714097451589551212009-01-24T21:57:00.000+09:002009-01-24T21:57:00.000+09:00It's related to your comment on the wingnuts, but ...It's related to your comment on the wingnuts, but don't forget that Abe/Koizumi/LDP used the issue for electoral purposes fairly relentlessly. Imagine if the same was done during the Presidential election with the POW/MIA. It'd have a pretty similar effect, I would imagine.<BR/><BR/>The sad truth of history is that people's emotions are easily manipulated, especially by nationalist tropes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post-84283710780348908442009-01-24T19:56:00.000+09:002009-01-24T19:56:00.000+09:00First, a disclaimer -- I have no connection to any...First, a disclaimer -- I have no connection to any of the abductees.<BR/><BR/>To me, it's the "Twilight Zone" factor. Everyday people just disappear, vanish, gone, leaving grieving families. <BR/><BR/>Then years later to discover that they had been kidnapped by political agents and transported to North Korea by submarine. <BR/><BR/>It is painful to look at the faces of Megumi's parents. After decades of searching, are they any better off than the day when she disappeared?Added Entryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020559061974025549noreply@blogger.com