THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
June 21, 2020 at 15:50 JST
The Liberal Democratic Party’s tweet pitching constitutional revision: 1st frame: “I am Moyawin. According to Darwin’s theory of evolution,” 2nd frame: “Individuals that survive aren’t always the strongest or smartest.” 3rd frame: “They are those that can change themselves.” 4th frame: “I believe that to help Japan further prosper, it needs to revise the Constitution now.” (From the LDP’s Twitter account)
Academics say the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's cartoonish attempt to use Charles Darwin's theory of evolution to justify the need to amend the Constitution is irresponsible and not fit to survive. [Read More]
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