I will serve you in the next life

Context: When Emperor Hirohito kicked the bucket in 1989, a handful of old Japanese WW2 vets took the whole 'serve the emperor' thing to the extreme. A few elderly guys actually hanged themselves, leaving notes like 'I will serve you in the next life.' One even did proper seppuku. Wild loyalty, but tragic.

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lmdnw@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1d (1 reply)

Good. The world needs less dummies. Better if they do the job themselves.

sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 1d

Vile and incurious