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RazorbackExpat

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3. She's hardly a female Trump

Reply to wolfie001 (Reply #2)

Fri Nov 7, 2025, 06:53 PM

Nov 7

She's got a coalition government that can turn on her at any time. She can't just issue executive orders and send the Self-defense Forces into Japanese cities. She's not talking about invading other countries, and she's not pissing off allies. And she's not fuckin with the national welfare system.

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She's hardly a female Trump RazorbackExpat Nov 7 #3

That's good to hear but a righty winning a country like Japan right now is disheartening nt wolfie001 Nov 7 #4

I wouldn't worry about it RazorbackExpat Nov 9 #7

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