A Japanese minister has gotten heat for saying old people should “hurry up and die”. But that’s nothing compared to the guy he beat out for the job! That guy suggested that elderly patients who are being given life-extending medical treatments at the government’s expense should be tortured in order that they make the right decision about whether or not they really want to live. “If we’re going to pay for it, the least they could do is suffer for it, and give us all good entertainment”, said the guy who is not the minister guy who is in trouble. So as you can see, things could be worse for Japanese old people.
But from what I understand, this current minister guy who is currently in trouble is in fact a big fan of the movie Logan’s Run, and as such, he is considering implementing the “Carousel” in Japan. And if reports are true, Michael York, the hero of that movie, has agreed to be the first elderly person to be “renewed” in the Carousel, just to set a good example for everyone else. (Of course, Mecha-Ustinov opposes this euthanasia program, so he’ll definitely attack Japan in a flying saucer while wearing those cool alien uniforms from Invasion of Astro-Monster {Monster Zero in America} if they decide to implement it. But Godzilla is expected to defend Japan from the alien menace, as usual, so no worries there. And maybe they can even get Godzilla to atomize all their burdensome elderly. In fact, maybe that can be the next Godzilla movie: Godzilla Vs. The Threat of the Ancient Ones.)
Here’s the toxic tale:
