Comments on: Debate on Article 9 of the Constitution http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2010/05/10/debate-on-article-9-of-the-constitution/ My life as a father, Buddhist and Japanophile. Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:44:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: JonJ http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2010/05/10/debate-on-article-9-of-the-constitution/#comment-4094 JonJ Tue, 11 May 2010 02:29:11 +0000 http://japanlifeandreligion.com/?p=7700#comment-4094 There seems to be a lot of anguish in the U.S. these days, among 20% or so of the population at least, about the "real America" slipping out of those people's grasp, what with a President who doesn't look like a President to them, and all. "Give me back my country," they cry. My impression is that most Japanese people are much more secure about their national identity; the guys on the loudspeaker trucks probably represent a much smaller percentage of the local people than their counterparts here in the U.S do. But I wonder who the 33% who want to revise the Japanese constitution think they would be fighting. Are they expecting a defensive war? Against whom? China, perhaps? Good luck! Probably they expect a quick victory over North Korea. Or are they hankering for the "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere" all over again? There seems to be a lot of anguish in the U.S. these days, among 20% or so of the population at least, about the “real America” slipping out of those people’s grasp, what with a President who doesn’t look like a President to them, and all. “Give me back my country,” they cry. My impression is that most Japanese people are much more secure about their national identity; the guys on the loudspeaker trucks probably represent a much smaller percentage of the local people than their counterparts here in the U.S do.

But I wonder who the 33% who want to revise the Japanese constitution think they would be fighting. Are they expecting a defensive war? Against whom? China, perhaps? Good luck! Probably they expect a quick victory over North Korea. Or are they hankering for the “Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere” all over again?

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