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	<title>Comments on: Queen Himiko - Empress of Japan</title>
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		<title>By: Nick Ramsay</title>
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		<dc:creator>Nick Ramsay</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 07:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Leadership like that would be vast improvement on what we have right now! ;)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Leadership like that would be vast improvement on what we have right now! <img src='http://www.longcountdown.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /></p>
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		<title>By: Mike</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 07:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well I don't see a problem with allowing a female to be Empress of Japan. I mean, from what I understand, the Emperor's role is largely symbollic anyway... But hey, it's not my country so I guess whatever the Japanese decide is cool with me. :) 

If it were up to me though, I'd have little Rikuto be the country's golden child! People could worship him as deity and is every move could be interpreted as a sign from God! From the way he sucks his thumb to the way he burps, every little action would have a consequence and I'd make it so that the country's political and economic policies would change on his whim! For example, if he cries, that would be a sign confirming that the Bank of Japan should lower interest rates. If he needs his nappies changed, that would be a sign that the Prime Minister and his entire Cabinet of political advisors, should be fired. All hail Rikuto!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well I don&#8217;t see a problem with allowing a female to be Empress of Japan. I mean, from what I understand, the Emperor&#8217;s role is largely symbollic anyway&#8230; But hey, it&#8217;s not my country so I guess whatever the Japanese decide is cool with me. <img src='http://www.longcountdown.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>If it were up to me though, I&#8217;d have little Rikuto be the country&#8217;s golden child! People could worship him as deity and is every move could be interpreted as a sign from God! From the way he sucks his thumb to the way he burps, every little action would have a consequence and I&#8217;d make it so that the country&#8217;s political and economic policies would change on his whim! For example, if he cries, that would be a sign confirming that the Bank of Japan should lower interest rates. If he needs his nappies changed, that would be a sign that the Prime Minister and his entire Cabinet of political advisors, should be fired. All hail Rikuto!</p>
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