Right-wing American Vlogger Visits Taiji
YouTube Vlogger PropagandaBuster [real name: Tony Marano] is has visited Japan.
If you are unfamiliar with him, here’s an excerpt from a 2010 post about his Japanese book deal:
….after his discovery by Japanese netizens, PropagandaBuster seemed to transform into a cheerleader for Japanese nationalism. When he’s not busy uploading videos defending Glenn Beck and loony rants about Obama’s attempts to turn America into a Muslim nation, he’s been parroting support for whatever cause his Japanese viewers seemed to be angry about. He’s made a video ranting in support of Japanese businesses that put up “no foreigners allowed” signs, a video about the DPJ’s anti-Japan/pro-China agenda, a video laughing about how Koreans eat dog meat, a video attacking Japan’s leftist education system, and a video defending Emobile’s Obama Monkey commercial. Right-leaning Japanese bloggers and 2-channelers seem oblivious to the fact that PropagandaBuster often comes off as a loon that likes to hear the sound of his own voice, and his Japan-related videos have received thousands of views. To spread his message, loyal followers subtitled some of his videos in Japanese and re-uploaded them on other YouTube accounts.
Earlier this month, Tony the Texas Daddy flew to Japan for a 10-day trip. He met with fans of his book and videos, visited the Yasukuni Shrine, went to a Japanese baseball game, and generally had a good time.
Here’s his video about visiting Taiji, the dolphin hunting village that has become the target of foreign animal rights activists:
Because Tony was a pro-whaling vlogger, he was given VIP treatment. He met with the mayor and was given a delicious meal that consisted of several dolphin and whale dishes. The mayor arranged for Tony to take a special tour of the Taiji whaling museum and aquarium.
The visit to Taiji also included a press conference. Articles about Tony’s visit have appeared in the Sankei Shimbun, Zakzak, the Chunichi Shimbun, and the Yomiuri Shimbun. (After th press conference, he made a new friend: the driver of a right wing sound truck.)
Related Link: In the video he mentions that Sea Shepherd are up in Tohoku harassing people in the disaster area. It seems he is correct. The Japan Times recently ran an article about how fishermen in Iwate were enraged to see Sea Shepherd members walking around the ruins of their community.
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