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[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 110 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Japan is so wild, having leaders accept responsibility for their failures

[–] Rooki@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Its just a different culture.

[–] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

i mean they killed 80 fucking people

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Rookie numbers by American standards. And where's the immediate search for an uninvolved scapegoat?

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

They'd mostly do the same here, outside of a handful of particularly horrible Musks. Sorry, people*

[–] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Stepping down isn't much of a punishment, they get to remove themselves from the aftermath.

Why can't I kill 80 people and say sorry guys I'm stepping down, have fun!

[–] GiveMemes@jlai.lu 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Good job proving you didn't read the article.

[–] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works -4 points 2 months ago

I just stopped at that paragraph, I'm just so used to the western world and their ability to not take responsibility for anything