Why show mercy to a pest while ignoring the lives lost in war?

On August 22, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi posted that she could not bring herself to kill insects, including cockroaches. The post quickly drew ridicule from Japanese netizens: - She spares a cockroach, yet supports arms exports that can take human lives. - Why show mercy to a pest while ignoring the lives lost in war? - What about disaster victims and ordinary Japanese struggling to make ends meet? Recently, Takaichi has become increasingly active on social media, a move that has been linked to her declining approval ratings and seen as a sign of growing anxiety.