本当に世の末です。
It truly feels like the end of the world.
トランプの支持の若者をまとめる大きな味方が暗殺されました。
A major ally who united young Trump supporters was assassinated.
知って間もない人でしたが、ここまでの喪失感を感じるとは。
I had only just gotten to know him, yet I feel such a
profound sense of loss.
よくは知らない人なのに、なにかが激しく揺さぶられた感じです。
Even though I didn’t know him well, I feel as if something inside me has been shaken.
トランプの次世代後継と目されていた、23歳の若き運動家で、YouTuberの方で。
He was a 23-year-old activist and YouTuber, regarded as Trump’s next-generation successor.
さらには、トランプ支持の立役者だそうです。
Moreover, he was said to be a key figure in supporting Trump.
彼の活動のやり方、左派しかいない学生たち、敵の真っ只中に入り込み、ブースをたて、真っ向から冷静な議論を挑み。
The way he carried out his activities: entering right into the midst of leftist-only students, setting up a booth, and calmly challenging them to open debate.
少しずつ有名になっていった。まだ23歳だと。
He gradually became known. And yet, he was still only 23.
活動は10代の頃から続けていたと。
It’s said that he had been active since his teenage years.
少し前に、日本に来日とのことで、及川さんがそう説明しているのを聞いた時。
Some time ago, when I heard Mr. Oikawa explain that he had come to Japan.
まるで幼少の頃から、教会で大人に議論を仕掛けていたイエス様の小さな頃だなあと。
It made me think of young Jesus, who as a child would debate with adults in the temple.
頼もしく、若いのでどこか微笑ましく。
It felt reassuring, and somehow endearing because of his youth.
ヨハネも活動を若い頃からしてましたね。
John, too, was active from a young age.
原初のキリスト教徒は、ちゃんと悪い敵の中で議論をして。
The earliest Christians would debate right in the midst of hostile adversaries.
そういう系列の大な魂の一つだろうかと、心から尊敬しました。
I deeply respected him, wondering if he might be one of those great souls in that same lineage.
知力と行動力の両方を備えて。
He possessed both intellect and the power to take action.
もちろん、勇気も。
And of course, courage as well.
何より若く、知名度もあり、これが次世代の中心人物と目されていた👦かあと。
Above all, he was young and already well-known—regarded as a central figure of the next generation. 👦
バランスが取れていて。偏ってない、良いリーダーになると皆が期待して。
He was balanced, not biased, and everyone expected him to become a good leader.
とても頼もしく。
He was truly reliable and inspiring.
それが、これで。しかも日本に来て、参政党と親密になった途端に。
And yet—this happened. Right after he came to Japan and grew close to the Sanseitō party.
竹中さんとかが、参政党を潰すと宣言した途端だそう。
It’s said it happened just after Mr. Takenaka and others declared they would crush the Sanseitō party.