Internet rightists' strategy of provocation gaining traction in Japan
BY PHILIP BRASOR
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Popular TV personality and model Rola recently tweeted her opposition to new U.S. base construction in Okinawa. The comment was immediately derided by people who said celebrities like her had no business in political debates. Although these critics may support base construction, they didn’t engage Rola on the issue. They attacked her, not her views.
This rhetorical method is a characteristic of netto uyoku (internet rightists), as put forth in a new book by Koichi Yasuda, “Uyoku no Sengoshi” (“A Postwar History of the Right Wing”), which explains how the movement has evolved, particularly since the emergence of the internet.
China passes law to make Islam 'compatible with socialism'
New decree seeks to 'guide Islam', as crackdown against Muslims and Islamic symbols continues.
China has passed a new law that seeks to "Sinicize" Islam within the next five years, the latest move by Beijing to rewrite how the religion is practised.
China's main English newspaper, Global Times, reported on Saturday that after a meeting with representatives from eight Islamic associations, government officials "agreed to guide Islam to be compatible with socialism and implement measures to Sinicize the religion".
The newspaper did not provide further details or the names of the associations that agreed to the decree.
Thousands in Budapest march against ‘slave law’ forcing overtime on workers
Anger at Viktor Orbán’s rule in Hungary also directed at courts system and state media
Emma Graham-Harrison
Thousands of protesters in Hungary braved snow and freezing temperatures on a march against Viktor Orbán’s rightwing government, denouncing harsh new legislation that has been dubbed the “slave law”.
Passed in December, it allows companies to demand that staff work up to 400 hours overtime a year – or the equivalent of an extra day a week.
Hungary’s opposition has been fractured and ineffectual as Orbán has steadily amassed power since he was elected prime minister in 2010, but the “slave law” has created a rare rallying point.
The five most addictive substances in the world
By Eric Bowman, The Conversation
What are the most addictive drugs? This question seems simple, but the answer depends on whom you ask.
From the points of view of different researchers, the potential for a drug to be addictive can be judged in terms of the harm it causes, the street value of the drug, the extent to which the drug activates the brain's dopamine system, how pleasurable people report the drug to be, the degree to which the drug causes withdrawal symptoms, and how easily a person trying the drug will become hooked.
Australian PM slams 'ugly racial protests' in Melbourne
By SAEED KHAN
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday slammed "ugly racial protests" in Australia's second-largest city, after some far-right demonstrators were seen making Nazi salutes.
An anti-immigration rally at St Kilda Beach in Melbourne drew hundreds of demonstrators and counter-protesters on Saturday, but a large police presence was broadly successful in keeping the two groups apart.
"I thank Vic police for their efforts dealing with the ugly racial protests we saw in St Kilda yesterday. Intolerance does not make Australia stronger," Morrison tweeted.
Why the Kevin Hart Oscars backlash is different from other recent public shamings
Kevin Hart’s Oscars downfall reminds us that not all internet backlashes are the same, no matter how much he and Ellen DeGeneres dismiss “haters” and “trolls.
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Despite his best efforts, the continuing controversy around Kevin Hart’s decision to withdraw from hosting the 2019 Oscars has done what he claimed he didn’t want it to do when he stepped down — create ongoing distraction and debate.
The latest debate cycle on social media has come thanks to Ellen DeGeneres’s controversial attempt to convince Hart to resume his hosting gig, which he walked away from in December after backlash arose over homophobic jokes he’d made in years past. The backlash followed Hart’s announcement that he would host the 91st Academy Awards in February, which prompted a wave of outrage as the queer community surfaced a history of comedy routines and tweets in which Hart had repeatedly joked about trying to prevent his son from becoming gay — among other instances of homophobic humor.
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