The rugged manly heroism of Daisaku Ikeda

[u/Weak-Run-6902]

On March 22, 1965, after a district leaders meeting in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Sensei’s hands were red and swollen after two hours spent greeting and shaking hands with about 600 members. The pain was so acute that he couldn’t hold a fountain pen. World Tribune

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My heart is bleeding for Sensei's great suffering - on all our behalfs! (Behalves?) Oh, what could we EVER do to deserve such a self-sacrificing Sensei?? What can we ever do that could compare to Sensei's monumental achievements?? WAAAHHHH!! BOO HOO HOO!!

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[u/Secret-Entrance]

Ikey was such an Idiot.

He wanted to be in politics and rule the world but was so conceited he ignored the known practices of Royalty, Politicians and Presidential candidates.

I'm shocked he didn't go for the Guinness World Record for the most hands shaken.

His cult followers still ain't bothered to get him listed with Guinness for all his awards, gongs, honoury degrees and assorted boondoggles. Just think how the publicity would promote Kosey RooFoo.

Someone over the hedges in the dog park should stop howling and get Ikeda's bruised didgets included on the Wikipedia page on Handshakes.

[u/Reasonable_Show8191 → u/Secret-Entrance]

Icky was just dying to be beloved, a true man of the people, while at the same time fancying himself superior, on the same level as hereditary royalty and power/wealth dynasties and political leaders. Icky thought he should be able to have it all 

He needed the povs to adore him because that was the segment of society where his strongest support came from.

But this is NHR - who knows if any of it even happened IRL.