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Cult Is My Oyster

by Sho-Ko

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現在、旧統一教会(以後旧は省略)というカルト集団と与党である自民党の長きに渡る癒着が明るみになってきた。きっかけは安倍元首相一族が韓国から 統一教会を日本に招いたことが大きい。
統一教会はいわゆる「霊感商法」と名前は良いが強引な押し売りと洗脳によって各家庭の弱い部分から侵入し、その財産を根こそぎ教団に献金さすという非道なことを何年も続けていた。
韓国本部に流れた「日本国民から吸い上げられた」資金は莫大なものであった。その資金を利用し統一教会はアメリカでの活動資金とし、勢力を拡大していった。

統一教会の教義の奥には前回の大戦時の日本に植民地として統括されていた頃の強い恨みがあり、復讐心でもってその莫大な献金回収は進められてきた。そして驚くべき事にその被害者は世界中においてもほぼ日本だけである。
そして、そのことを知りながらあえて目を瞑る形で彼らの悪行を黙認・許可し続けて着たのが現・自民党だ。彼らは昨今非常に国粋主義な日本第一主義を推し進めようとしていたが、裏を返せば国民を海外に売っていた。国民の資産を海外に横流しにしていた。
統一教会とズブズブに癒着していた自民党はもはや、日本を第一に考えている国粋主義者の皮をかぶった御都合主義の守銭奴の集まりだ。また選挙の際も統一協会員を総動員して今まで勝ち続けていた。
皮肉にも一部の日本国国民のカリスマ、安倍晋三が射殺される事により、この事実は露呈してしまった。

我々は長い間騙されていたのだ。もはや引き返すこともできないところまで。

80〜90年代同じように日本にも人々を洗脳し家族から切り離し、多額のお布施を強要するカルト教団があった。「オウム真理教」である。
彼らの求心力は当時バブル景気絶頂の日本全体が異様な熱気をもった現金主義・物質主義に染まっていくのに疑問を持った多くの真面目な青年たちの心を引きつけた。彼らは将来への不安から教団が唱える「ハルマゲドン」到来に備え、当初の純粋な信仰心からドラッグとトランス状態による熱狂的な盲目の信者へと変容していく。

そして、彼らはより勢力を拡大するため、政界に進出を目論んだ。浮世離れした選挙活動・キャッチーな教団応援歌が一般大衆を遠ざけ選挙は見事落選。
元々、純粋な世間知らずのひきこもりぎみの青年たちが政治家の汚い世界では見向きもされなかったのは仕方のない事だろう。
そこから彼らは社会から世界から拒絶されたと強く思うようになってしまった。麻原彰晃もこの結果に大きく落胆し幹部たちとある行動を計画した。復讐である。
テロリズムにより国会・日本襲撃だ。元々彼らは強引な勧誘から一部の弁護士やTVのコメンテイター・文化人から世間に危険な団体として警鐘を鳴らされていた。また、オウム信者もそういった人物を徹底的にマークし、何度も化学薬品による暗殺を試みていた。
「オウムは何かをやらかす」一部でそう囁かれはじめた頃ついに事件はおきた。国会議事堂前の地下鉄「霞ヶ関駅」一帯を毒ガス・サリンを使用し、実行犯複数名よって強襲したのだ。日本国家の中枢で死者・犠牲者を多数出したこの未曾有の大参事は人々に衝撃を与えた。
すぐさまサティアン(教団施設)にも強制捜査が入る。
かなり長期の捜査の結果、隠し部屋から麻原彰晃は発見され、逮捕された。これは近代宗教団体が日本に起こした大規模なテロ行為として、以後さまざまな影響を社会に与えた。

そして、ある記者は警視庁の幹部にこう聞いた「次はどの宗教団体を摘発するんですか?」幹部はすかさず「次は統一教会だ」と。
しかしその後、何年経っても統一教会に捜査のメスが入ることはなく現在に至る。
その後、前述の記者が警察幹部に問うたところ「上からの圧力がかかり不可能になった」と。

僕はなんとなくだが子供の頃から両教団のことを知っていて、勧誘されたり、一緒にバイトしていた人数人がオウムの人だったりした事がある。それくらい身近な存在だった。
オウムに関しては、まだバブルがはじまる寸前頃、街にやたらと安いお店がちょくちょくあった。僕はよくそこに行き「なんでこんなに安いんだろ」とちょっと不気味ながらアイスクリームなんかを買って食べていた。お菓子やお弁当も安かった。看板にはインドっぽい像のマーク「ガネーシャ」がでかでかと飾ってあった。しばらくしてどうもそこがオウムのお店だと知ってだんだんと行かなくなった。商品の値段が安かったのは、店員が全員教団員で人件費がいらなかったからだと、後で知った。

僕はあの当時のお店にそんなに嫌悪感はなく、安くて不思議なお店だなあと思っていた。
そして、オウム真理教信者に関してもどこか臆病で真剣に世の中ののことを考えすぎて迷い、教団に行き着いてしまった人たち。正義心が強く純粋すぎて世の中の汚れた部分に耐えられなかった人たちのシエルターの様に感じていた。
そしてきわめつけは麻原彰晃のどこかとぼけたキャラクター、そして数々の彼歌唱によるオウムソング。

テロ行為により多数の犠牲者をだしてしまったことは当然、許せない。

しかし、オウムと統一教会を並べた時に、どちらがより長期に非道で残虐で多くの人々を苦しめ死に至らしめているか。しかも統一教会はおそらくまだ今後も存在し続ける。

それを考えると、
「オウムの次は統一教会だ」
という言葉にはおおよそスケール感が伴わない。

オウムのやったことは許されることではない。
しかし統一教会のやっていることはもうすでに度を越しており、日本の政治とあまりにも密着し、もうすでにこの国は壊滅状態と言っていいだろう。
誰がどう責任を取り、どう立て直すのか。考えるだけでくらくらする。
それは可能なのか?
安倍晋三は最後まで日本を貶めてくれた。
国葬されると聞くが、もうこの国は完全に破綻していると思う。

文責:AX

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At present, the long-standing collusion between the cult group, the former Unification Church (hereafter omitted) and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has come to light. The impetus for this was that former Prime Minister Abe's family invited the Unification Church from South Korea to Japan.
The Unification Church has been infiltrating from the weak part of each family through so-called "inspirational marketing", which is a good name, but by forceful selling and brainwashing, and has continued for many years to donate their property to the cult.
The amount of money “sucked up from the Japanese people” that flowed into the Korean headquarters was enormous. The Unification Church used the funds to fund its activities in the United States, expanding its power.

Behind the doctrine of the Unification Church, there is a strong resentment from when Japan was ruled as a colony at the time of the last match, and the enormous donation collection has been promoted with a sense of revenge. And surprisingly, the victims are almost only Japan in the world.
Knowing this, the current Liberal Democratic Party continued to acquiesce and permit their wrongdoing while daring to close their eyes. These days, they were trying to promote a very nationalistic Japan first principle, but in other words, they were selling the people overseas. People's assets were diverted overseas.
The Liberal Democratic Party, which was closely tied to the Unification Church and so deep, is no longer a group of opportunistic misers masquerading as nationalists who put Japan first. In addition, during the elections, he continued to win until now by mobilizing all the members of the Unification Association.
Ironically, this fact has been exposed by the charisma of some Japanese people, Shinzo Abe, being shot dead.

We have been deceived for a long time. To the point where there is no turning back.

In the 1980s and 1990s, there were similar cults in Japan that brainwashed people, cut them off from their families, and demanded large donations. It is "Aum Shinrikyo".
Their centripetal force attracted the hearts of many earnest young people who were skeptical that Japan, which was at the peak of the bubble economy at the time, was becoming tainted with a strange enthusiasm for cash and materialism. In preparation for the arrival of "Armageddon", which the cult calls out from anxiety about the future, they transform from their initial pure faith to blind and enthusiastic believers due to drugs and a trance state.

And they planned to advance into the political world to expand their power. Election activities that are far from the world, catchy cult cheering songs alienate the general public, and the election is spectacularly defeated.
Originally, it can't be helped that young people who were purely naive and hikikomori didn't even look at them in the dirty world of politicians.
From there, they came to feel strongly that they were rejected by society and the world. Shoko Asahara was also greatly disappointed by this result and planned a certain action with the executives. Revenge.
The Diet and Japan are attacked by terrorism. Originally, they were warned by some lawyers, TV commentators, and cultural figures that they were a dangerous group due to their forcible solicitation. In addition, Aum followers also thoroughly marked such people and tried to assassinate them with chemicals many times.

Parrots do something.” Just as some people began to whisper, the incident finally happened. The Kasumigaseki Subway Station area in front of the National Diet Building was attacked by multiple criminals using poison gas sarin. This unprecedented big event, which caused a large number of deaths and victims at the center of the Japanese nation, shocked people.
A compulsory investigation is immediately launched at the Satian (a religious institution).
After a long investigation, Shoko Asahara was found in a hidden room and arrested. As a large-scale act of terrorism committed in Japan by a modern religious group, this has had various effects on society since then.

Then, a reporter asked an executive of the Metropolitan Police Department, "Which religious group will you crack down on next?"
However, after that, even after many years, the Unification Church has not received a scalpel of investigation, and it continues to the present.
After that, when the above-mentioned reporter asked a senior police officer, "It became impossible due to pressure from above."

I have vaguely known about both cults since I was a child, I was recruited, and some of the people I worked part-time with were Aum people. It was so familiar.
As for parrots, there were a lot of cheap shops in the city just before the bubble economy started. I often went there and bought ice cream and ate it, thinking, "Why is it so cheap?" Sweets and lunch boxes were also cheap. The signboard was decorated with an Indian-like statue mark "Ganesha". After a while, I found out that it was a parrot shop and stopped going there. I later found out that the reason why the prices of the products were so cheap was because all the staff members were members of the cult and there was no need for labor costs.

I didn't have much disgust for the store at that time, and I thought it was a cheap and mysterious store.
As for the Aum Shinrikyo believers, there are those who are timid and seriously thinking too much about the world and get lost and end up in the cult. I felt like a sielter for people who were too pure and righteous to endure the dirty part of the world.
And the highlight is Shoko Asahara's somewhat silly character, and a number of parrot songs sung by him.

Naturally, it is unforgivable that a large number of victims have been caused by acts of terrorism.

However, when Aum and the Unification Church are placed side by side, which one is more inhumane, cruel, and causes many people to suffer and die in the long term? And the Unification Church will probably still exist.

Given that
"After Aum, the Unification Church"
The word does not have a sense of scale.

What the parrot did is unforgivable.
However, what the Unification Church is doing has already gone too far, and it is too closely related to Japanese politics, and it can be said that this country has already been destroyed.
Who will take responsibility and how will it be remedied? I feel dizzy just thinking about it.
Is it possible?
Shinzo Abe has humiliated Japan until the end.
I hear that he will be given a state funeral, but I think this country is completely bankrupt.

Written by: AX

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released August 16, 2022

Artist: Sho-Ko
Title: Cult Is My Oyster

Track List
01. ガネーシャ体操
02. 極厳修行者音頭
03. 修行よすすめ
04. 魔を祓う歌
05. 救え!ヤマトのように
06. 修行よすすめ
07. エンマの数え歌
08. 救済ストーリー
09. ザ・マーチ

arrangement and curator:AX

TEXTDL-183
Release Date: 08/16. 2022
Label: Terminal Explosion

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