Outside a train station near Tokyo, hundreds of people cheer as Sohei Kamiya, head of the surging nationalist party Sanseito, criticizes Japan’s rapidly growing foreign population.

As opponents, separated by uniformed police and bodyguards, accuse him of racism, Kamiya shouts back, saying he is only talking common sense.

Sanseito, while still a minor party, made big gains in July’s parliamentary election, and Kamiya’s “Japanese First” platform of anti-globalism, anti-immigration and anti-liberalism is gaining broader traction ahead of a ruling party vote Saturday that will choose the likely next prime minister.

  • HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works
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    7 hours ago

    Logic doesn’t have to operate on true statements.

    Logic is based on facts, ie: if you jump into a pool > you will get wet.

    Believing that logic is not factually-based is absolutely off-base.

    • ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net
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      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logic

      Logic is the study of correct reasoning. It includes both formal and informal logic. Formal logic is the study of deductively valid inferences or logical truths. It examines how conclusions follow from premises based on the structure of arguments alone, independent of their topic and content.