So, that's it then. Naoto Kan is officially about to be no longer prime minister of Japan. He has finally succumbed to what exactly? Being uncharismatic? Doddery? Unpopular? Passing a budget? Just like the rest of his unmemorable predecessors, except for the one with the cool hair. In the end, he did actually achieve something - turning off the nukes as a matter of principle. No doubt his successors will turn them back on again after what exactly? The nuke industry is given a damn good ticking off? They join hands in a grand coalition to bury the bad news with the survivors?
Hope you are happy Yomiuri, you have got your wish.
Who is next into the revolving door/hot seat/whatever? Who cares? I'm reminded of a quote by another bloke who had something to do with nukes:
Yes, we have to divide up our time like that, between our politics and our equations. But to me our equations are far more important, for politics are only a matter of present concern. A mathematical equation stands forever.
Albert Einstein
It's a shame principles in politics don't have the same half-life as nuclear radiation.
Hope you are happy Yomiuri, you have got your wish.
Who is next into the revolving door/hot seat/whatever? Who cares? I'm reminded of a quote by another bloke who had something to do with nukes:
Yes, we have to divide up our time like that, between our politics and our equations. But to me our equations are far more important, for politics are only a matter of present concern. A mathematical equation stands forever.
Albert Einstein
It's a shame principles in politics don't have the same half-life as nuclear radiation.
Pic lifted from here.
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succumbed to the mass-gomi, which in turn succumbed to the nuclear mafia and its politician cliques. It is so sad, I can hardly joke about it.
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