Japanese Twitter Users Respond to ISIS with Memes

[AndyDufresne]

As a fan of Charlie Chaplin, I endorse responding to violence and threats with absurdity and silliness.




http://kotaku.com/japanese-twitter-user ... 1680848705

Yesterday, a video allegedly uploaded by ISIS demanded that the Japanese government pay $200 million for two hostages. In it, a cloaked man waving a knife told the Japanese people to pressure their government to pay or the men would die. Online, the country's Twitter users have responded.

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--Andy

[mrswdk]

The 20th century obviously failed to teach the devils any respect for human lives.

[nietzsche]

The 20th century obviously failed to teach the devils any respect for human lives.

who are the devils in this case Mrs. WDK? ISIS or Japan?

[AndyDufresne]

The 20th century obviously failed to teach the devils any respect for human lives.

who are the devils in this case Mrs. WDK? ISIS or Japan?

In mrswdk's case, both.


--Andy

[mrswdk]

nietzsche makes a valid point. The difference between Islamic extremist and Japanese person can often come down to mere semantics.

[macbone]

Boo! Japanese people are awesome! As are Chinese people. =)

[muy_thaiguy]

I wonder if Nobunaga is still on CC. Would be interesting to see what he has to say on this.