> .. Among the more farcical elements of the trial was #Gilbert’s insistence that he had signed the release form not knowing what it said in Japanese (Dezaki’s lawyers he had signed the English version). Yet, the fight took a toll. “Just getting sued is a loss for us,” Dezaki says. Despite being exonerated, he and his distributor must pay legal fees for a two-and-a-half-year battle involving six lawyers.
https://www.fccj.or.jp/number-1-shimbun-article/victory-truth
#御用学者 #ケンギルバート #御用弁護士？ #慰安婦 #Japan #documentary

> 8. Recognized intellectuals and artists support our cause
9. Our cause is sacred
10. Whoever casts doubt on our propaganda helps the enemy and is a traitor
#御用学者 #boughtPriesthood #ManufactureOfConsent

'.. You dismiss the day of calamity and bring near a reign of violence. You lie on beds inlaid with ivory, and lounge upon your couches. You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall.. '
https://biblehub.com/amos/6-4.htm
I saw good commentary on #AmosProphet as criticizing #sycophant #intellectuals #御用学者. #IARichards said #Amos should be the patron saint of linguistics, rhetoric, metaphor, or education..

' Professor Lang also threw in a whimsical document, "The Three Laws of #Sociodynamics," which states, among other things, that "the power structure does what they want, when they want; then they try to find reasons to justify it." '
#ThreeLawsOfSocioDynamics by #SergeLang shows how #sycophants #御用学者 like #ZbigniewBrzezinski and #HenryKissinger get comfy. There is a #AmosProphet quote from the #OldTestament #Bible that fits in here. #PowerStructure