“That makes young people today the second generation of those largely apolitical citizens who are happy as long as their mobile phones can be plugged in,” he said.

Apolitical ノンポリ

Molotov cocktails 火炎瓶

Yesteryear

As well as offering a contrast to the Japan of yesteryear, that lack of passion for philosophies or dearly-held ideals is in sharp contrast to the situations in other countries.

internecine 多くの被害者を出す

The image of groups that were instrumental in the riots, such as Zenkyoto, a student organization that brought together communist and anarchists opposed to American imperialism, capitalism and even the tenets of Stalinism, was further tarnished when it emerged that internal power struggles had led to internecine violence and even deaths.

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