“It is truly infuriating that the presence of these bases leads to women being killed or raped like this.” Protesters in Tokyo rallied in front of the US embassy Tuesday night, demanding the expulsion of US bases from the country. Demonstrations have continued day after day after a US Marine was arrested over the weekend on suspicion of killing 39-year-old Anna Yagi in Okinawa. The murder has reignited fury over the presence of US military bases in the country – the overwhelming majority of which are stationed in Okinawa.


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    My goodness, almost a dozen of them!

    Look, accountability for individuals is important and needs to be in place, but you’re insane if you think now is a good time for the USA to cut military ties with Japan. That’s just signing up for war with China, damning nearby countries like Taiwan and South Korea.

    Have you seen the shit that goes down in Myanmar, Indonesia, Myanmar, etc as a result of Chinese covert operations?

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      Delusional.

      It’s China that’s out of control, not America? Okay. Yeah. Sure.

      China is the one forging peace among historic enemies, almost as fast as America can foment new conflicts.

      America is out of control and needs to be stopped. Remilitarizing the former fascist Axis powers under our own empire isn’t going to help.

      We’re an existential threat to the entire human race at this point. A multipolar world order may be our only hope.

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        Ha! I called it when I asked if your “local area” was in Beijing last time I saw your Tankie ass wandering around in US Political discussions.

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          My statement is invalid because you can’t believe an American could find fault in their own government?

          You’re supposed to lick the boot, not shove the whole damn thing in your mouth.

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            Tankies obsession with “bootlicking” while they polish Xi Jinping’s rubbery knobs will never not be entertaining. Drop the mask, bro, you weren’t fooling anybody on Day 1 and you’re definitely not now.

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              Wake me up when China has a military base down the road and is raping and murdering your children.

              Now you’re trying to go down on the whole damn Payless.

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                Wake me up when China has a military base down the road and is raping and murdering your children.

                Oh is that what the US is doing where you live? In America, as you claimed earlier?

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                  So now I’m Japanese? OMFG, IT’S WHAT THE ARTICLE IS ABOUT!

                  But yeah, I live near JBLM and Bremerton. Military bases are cancer to communities. America is no exception.

                  It’s the dregs of society, all packed into a giant trillion dollar adult daycare and rape factory.