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Google Honors Activist Yuri Kochiyama On 95th Birthday - NBC News
You have to wonder if they have also hired 22 year olds right out of Ivy League to run their Doodle program. Yuri Kochiyama supported any number of violent revolutionaries who went on to murder thousands of their own people. She is quoted in her bio as saying
"the goal of the war [on terrorism] is more than just getting oil and fuel. The United States is intent on taking over the world"
and
"it's important we all understand that the main terrorist and the main enemy of the world's people is the U.S. government. Racism has been a weakness of this country from its beginning. Throughout history, all people of color, and all people who don't see eye-to-eye with the U.S. government have been subject to American terror."
No doubt, some people on this forum will be right in to agree with her.
I know nothing about this woman. Can you cite the cases where she supported terror? Nothing in your quotes or article indicate such a thing.
In 1977, Kochiyama joined the group of Puerto Ricans who took over the Statue of Liberty to draw attention to the struggle for Puerto Rican independence. Kochiyama and other activists demanded the release of four Puerto Rican nationalists convicted of attempted murder—Lolita Lebrón, Rafael Cancel Miranda, Andres Figueroa Cordero, and Irving Flores Rodríguez—who in 1954 had opened fire in the House of Representatives, injuring five congressmen.
Kochiyama was a friend and supporter of Assata Shakur, an African-American activist and member of the former Black Liberation Army (BLA), who has been convicted of several crimes including first-degree murder before escaping from U.S. prison and receiving asylum in Cuba.
Kochiyama also travelled to Peru to gather support for Abimael Guzman, leader of the Shining Path, which is classified by the Peruvian government, the U.S., the European Union, and Canada as a terrorist organization and has been widely condemned for its brutality, including violence deployed against peasants, trade union organizers, popularly elected officials and the general civilian population.[13][14][15] Kochiyama stated "[t]he more I read, the more I came to completely support the revolution in Peru."
Kochiyama also supported Yu Kikumura, an alleged member of the Japanese Red Army, who was arrested in Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam in 1986 when he was found carrying a bomb in his luggage and subsequently convicted of planning to bomb a US Navy recruitment office in the Veteran's Administration building. Kochiyama felt Kikumura's 30-year sentence was motivated by his political activism.[16]
In 2003, while being interviewed by Tamara Kil Ja Kim Nopper, Kochiyama said "... I consider Osama bin Laden as one of the people that I admire. To me, he is in the category of Malcolm X, Che Guevara, Patrice Lumumba, Fidel Castro, all leaders that I admire.... You asked, 'Should freedom fighters support him?' Freedom fighters all over the world, and not just in the Muslim world, don’t just support him; they revere him; they join him in battle. He is no ordinary leader or an ordinary Muslim."
Make an effort to get educated. This is just from wiki:
I know nothing about this woman. Can you cite the cases where she supported terror? Nothing in your quotes or article indicate such a thing.
Given the sheer volume of wiki edits made today, I'd be cautious about forming an opinion of the woman based solely on that wikipedia article.
Given the sheer volume of wiki edits made today, I'd be cautious about forming an opinion of the woman based solely on that wikipedia article.
You have to wonder if they have also hired 22 year olds right out of Ivy League to run their Doodle program. Yuri Kochiyama supported any number of violent revolutionaries who went on to murder thousands of their own people. She is quoted in her bio as saying "the goal of the war [on terrorism] is more than just getting oil and fuel. The United States is intent on taking over the world" and "it's important we all understand that the main terrorist and the main enemy of the world's people is the U.S. government. Racism has been a weakness of this country from its beginning. Throughout history, all people of color, and all people who don't see eye-to-eye with the U.S. government have been subject to American terror." No doubt, some people on this forum will be right in to agree with her.
Google Honors Activist Yuri Kochiyama On 95th Birthday - NBC News
You have to wonder if they have also hired 22 year olds right out of Ivy League to run their Doodle program. Yuri Kochiyama supported any number of violent revolutionaries who went on to murder thousands of their own people. She is quoted in her bio as saying
"the goal of the war [on terrorism] is more than just getting oil and fuel. The United States is intent on taking over the world"
and
"it's important we all understand that the main terrorist and the main enemy of the world's people is the U.S. government. Racism has been a weakness of this country from its beginning. Throughout history, all people of color, and all people who don't see eye-to-eye with the U.S. government have been subject to American terror."
No doubt, some people on this forum will be right in to agree with her.
Just curious, do you think Rep Peter King of Long Island is a supporter of terrorists who have killed thousands of their own people?
Are you selective about which supporters of terrorists you tut tut, or just want to wag the finger at corporations you don't care for?eace
Is that rhetorical, or do you want a serious answer?
A Japanese woman accusing the US of being racist??? Japan is one of the most racist countries you'll ever visit. They are virulently racist, anti black, white, Korean, Cambodian, Laotian, Thai, Chinese, Russian... It would be easier to just list the people they aren't racist against: Japanese. Japan is also one of the most imperialistic nations of the 20th century...
Just curious, do you think Rep Peter King of Long Island is a supporter of terrorists who have killed thousands of their own people?
Are you selective about which supporters of terrorists you tut tut, or just want to wag the finger at corporations you don't care for?eace
Instead of attempting to deflect the discussion, how about you address the OP?? What do you think about this woman?? Is she someone worthy of our honor and respect??
'Our' honor???? I never heard of her until the whine... :roll:
Google wants to honor her, I can live with that.
Now how about answering my question- which isn't a deflection but putting the shoe on the other right wing foot. MILLIONs of Christian folks have poured millions of dollars and heaped high praise on terrorists who have killed thousands of their fellow citizens.
Ya think those terrorists are 'worthy of our honor'???eace
I have a friend who visited Japan recently with his wife, who is Japanese American. My friend is white.
They went to a couples spa together, and were turned away because he was a "foreigner". She was born in the US so is technically a foreigner too, but they said they could serve her but not him.
Could you imagine this happening in the US? It'd be covered by every news outlet.
I agree that if Google wants to honor her, then they should be allowed to, but that isn't the the subject of the thread, now is it. The subject is a question about the wisdom of making such a choice and promoting someone who is not what people should consider a role model. Now you want to avoid that point and deflect the discussion away from it while all the while avoiding answering the core question of whether or not this is someone that is deserving of honor. You agreed that Google should be allowed to honor her, but you never took a stand on whether she is deserving of that honor and instead chose to try to threadjack the subject at hand...
I agree that if Google wants to honor her, then they should be allowed to, but that isn't the the subject of the thread, now is it. The subject is a question about the wisdom of making such a choice and promoting someone who is not what people should consider a role model. Now you want to avoid that point and deflect the discussion away from it while all the while avoiding answering the core question of whether or not this is someone that is deserving of honor. You agreed that Google should be allowed to honor her, but you never took a stand on whether she is deserving of that honor and instead chose to try to threadjack the subject at hand...
Her response to a terror attack on the US, that the US are the real terrorists, would imply that she supports them. The real story here though is Googles ignorance about the people they honor. Or their bias in an American media company honoring a violent revolutionary who hated the US. If it helps, imagine if they put a confederate flag up there.
Again no hijack- you are continuing THAT discussion- and not answering my simple question... :roll:
I don't care if google 'honors' her, I wonder what the 'honor' was anyway.
My opinion is neutral, don't care either way- I know the zero sum partisans hate that, don't agree with them but don't make a target for them to vent their spleen all over...
(are you new here, ALL threads wander off topic, you seem only concerned about this one- partisan lean showing????)
Serious answer, what about this, honoring a very old person who supported terrorists- but I don't see where the support was participatory- is worthy of comment? I'd opine millions of good Christian folks in this country support what many in the target nation(s) would call dastardly terrorists.
What tripped your trigger on this one???eace
'Our' honor???? I never heard of her until the whine... :roll:
Google wants to honor her, I can live with that.
Now how about answering my question- which isn't a deflection but putting the shoe on the other right wing foot. MILLIONs of Christian folks have poured millions of dollars and heaped high praise on terrorists who have killed thousands of their fellow citizens.
Ya think those terrorists are 'worthy of our honor'???eace
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