Why can’t our Fascists in the United States be this up-front? I find it refreshing… All these images of Toyama Koichicome come from a speech in which he announces that he’s running for Governor of Tokyo. It’s been haunting me since I saw it referenced on Metafilter a few days ago. I know absolutely nothing about his politics, or what “minority” it is that he keeps claiming to represent, but the punk rock nihilism of the message really appeals to me. If I were in charge, we’d have an “I hate you and I want to destroy everything” candidate on every ballot… And preferably he’d be bald and dressed all in black.
[Pete, if you’re reading this… please sign this guy to Bulb.]
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I love how he ends by saying, “Please give me a call.” That’s what makes it genius.
You neglected to mention that he really ends the speech by flipping the bird to the viewer. That is a great video all around.
I can definitely see this attaining cult status.
What he needs is some good theme music though.
I heard somewhere that he got over 20,000 votes in the election. Can someone verify that?
I want a t-shirt with this guy flipping the bird that says “I terrify myself!” across the bottom.
MM.com guest blogger perhaps?
Well, he didn’t last long as my favorite. Now I’ve got Black Hitler.
indeed mark, he is refreshing. i agree every electoral contest should have ‘the minority’ angst available to ‘we the people’…..now i ask, do you dare listen in more depth to what in translation may come out a tad corroded yet may be the birth pangs of something momentous!!!
Why is it that I get the sense that you’re going to start telling me about Satan?
I try not to ever listen too closely to birth pangs.
i have the right to vote.
but i did not go to vote.
he got 15000.
15000 people of tokyo voted for him.
i live in tokyo.
the gorvernor is the ultra nationalist who wrote the stupid book ” Japan that can say NO toward the united atates”.
the mayor is elected the third time.
but i am sure that he will die before me(he is over 70).
i will not die until the day he dies.
Angie is hott!
Dammit, Mark, you were the only place on the web that this existed (that I can find), and YouTube’s taken it down. Fuck!
He is not a fascist. He is either a Communist or Anarchist, as he is very very on the left. He’s most likely extremely anti-fascist.