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Joel the Attention Whore
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« on: September 27, 2006, 04:21:54 PM »

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Thoughts?
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« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2006, 04:52:35 PM »

Well he hasn't done anything to piss me off so far.  I guess that's a good sign.
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« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2006, 06:33:06 PM »

Well he's more conservative than Koizumi, more willing to change the Japanese constitution to support Japanese troop deployments overseas in non-Defensive settings, and he is probably less likely to continue Koizumi's reforms. I'll have to see what he actually does before I have a more clear opinion of him.
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« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2006, 10:08:53 PM »

Is he the guy who said the rape of Nanking never happened and Japan has absolutely nothing in its history to be ashamed about?
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« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2006, 12:19:29 AM »

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Thoughts?

He's strong supporter of Kouzimi's reforms and he supports full economic liberalization. I think he'll continue Japan's economic resurgence.
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« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2006, 02:27:22 AM »
« Edited: September 28, 2006, 03:06:51 AM by Michael Z »

Shinzo Abe? Just what the world needs, yet another reactionary, nationalistic halfwit running a major world power.

I would say "Wait and see, maybe he's not so bad after all", but I said the same about Bush, Berlusconi, Balkenende, etc. No more.
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« Reply #6 on: September 28, 2006, 08:57:36 AM »

So far: HP
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« Reply #7 on: September 28, 2006, 01:11:31 PM »

Please elaborate. The move away from the Pacifist Constitution is going to happen, period, so expecting otherwise is foolhardy.
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« Reply #8 on: September 28, 2006, 01:30:30 PM »

Not seen or heard enough to tell yet. I doubt I'll like or have any time for him o/c; he's from the LDP after all.
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« Reply #9 on: September 28, 2006, 01:40:16 PM »

Not seen or heard enough to tell yet. I doubt I'll like or have any time for him o/c; he's from the LDP after all.
Yes, the LDP isn't exactly your cup of tea Wink
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« Reply #10 on: September 28, 2006, 03:18:39 PM »

Please elaborate. The move away from the Pacifist Constitution is going to happen, period, so expecting otherwise is foolhardy.

This doesn't mean I have to like it. Tongue
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« Reply #11 on: September 28, 2006, 03:45:13 PM »

Please elaborate. The move away from the Pacifist Constitution is going to happen, period, so expecting otherwise is foolhardy.

This doesn't mean I have to like it. Tongue

Aha! The same thing is happening in Germany, too. Tongue
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« Reply #12 on: September 28, 2006, 04:34:59 PM »

Please elaborate. The move away from the Pacifist Constitution is going to happen, period, so expecting otherwise is foolhardy.

This doesn't mean I have to like it. Tongue

Aha! The same thing is happening in Germany, too. Tongue

Germany's constitution is less "pacifist" than Japan's... there's only a provision that "wars of aggression" are outlawed. Do you wan't to repeal that one? Of course, critics from the left argue that the wars in Kosovo and Afghanistan were already wars of aggression. Wink

And my guess is that any German government who tries to strike the provision which outlaws wars of agression would commit political suicide. The only party I could imagine to do something like that would be the CDU/CSU. And even if they come up with a idea like that, they would still need to get the two-third majority in order to amend the consitution.

Anyway, back to Japan... I admit that I don't hold much sympathy for the LDP. The fact that Abe is considered a representative of the party's conservative wing just makes me like him even less.
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« Reply #13 on: September 28, 2006, 04:45:20 PM »

That alone makes him a HP:

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« Reply #14 on: September 28, 2006, 04:56:22 PM »

Please elaborate. The move away from the Pacifist Constitution is going to happen, period, so expecting otherwise is foolhardy.

This doesn't mean I have to like it. Tongue

Aha! The same thing is happening in Germany, too. Tongue

Germany's constitution is less "pacifist" than Japan's... there's only a provision that "wars of aggression" are outlawed. Do you wan't to repeal that one? Of course, critics from the left argue that the wars in Kosovo and Afghanistan were already wars of aggression. Wink

And my guess is that any German government who tries to strike the provision which outlaws wars of agression would commit political suicide. The only party I could imagine to do something like that would be the CDU/CSU. And even if they come up with a idea like that, they would still need to get the two-third majority in order to amend the consitution.

Anyway, back to Japan... I admit that I don't hold much sympathy for the LDP. The fact that Abe is considered a representative of the party's conservative wing just makes me like him even less.

Oh go ahead and repeal it. Tongue

Ah, ideological stuff then, got it.

And yeah, the official homepage stuff is pretty bad.
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« Reply #15 on: September 29, 2006, 07:13:23 AM »

Why exactly is Koizumi gone? I missed that.
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« Reply #16 on: September 29, 2006, 10:26:30 AM »


LDP rules. They have term limits for their party leaders.
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« Reply #17 on: September 29, 2006, 10:41:11 AM »

As long as Japan keeps pumping out anime, video games, and other cool Japanese stuff at good quality, it's all good.
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« Reply #18 on: September 29, 2006, 07:39:14 PM »

Please elaborate. The move away from the Pacifist Constitution is going to happen, period, so expecting otherwise is foolhardy.

This doesn't mean I have to like it. Tongue

Aha! The same thing is happening in Germany, too. Tongue

Germany's constitution is less "pacifist" than Japan's... there's only a provision that "wars of aggression" are outlawed. Do you wan't to repeal that one?

Yeah why not? Those German wars of aggression make from some interesting history. Tongue
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