On Politics

I'm not particularly interested in politics in the United States, partly because I am not a U.S. citizen and therefore have no representation. This means I can complain as much as I want about policies from both the left and the right.

Elections are taking place in Japan today. And because the Liberal Democratic Party has demonstrated an uncanny ability to screw things up for no particular reason, and because mass media in Japan leans very much to the left, the Democratic Party of Japan is about to take control of Parliament.

It's actually a very peculiar situation. The internet is full of people that say the DPJ will ruin Japan. The television and newspapers are full of people that say that a change of regime from the LDP is what is going to save Japan. As you can probably tell, I am on the internet here, and not on the telly. It is therefore appropriate that I express my support for the LDP.

First of all, any party that cuts up the country's flag and stitches them together to make the party flag is simply unacceptable. Worse, the party only mentioned that it was inappropriate because the party's "sacred" logo should not be made in such a way.

This, combined with their plan of allowing 10 million people to immigrate into Japan and then giving them voting rights, leads me to believe that what they actually want to do is sell the country to Korea and China. In fact the Mindan, or Korean Residents' Union in Japan, is one of the larger supporters of the DPJ. Coincidence? I think not.

The United States does not form its policies for the benefit of Mexico. Nor do Canadian nationals residing in the U.S. allowed to vote. Whether you're allies or enemies, you can't cater to the interests of other countries like that. The only possible exception to this is the European Union, where a strong cooperative system exists and where people may have shared interests in other nearby countries.

This simply does not exist in East Asia. In fact opinion polls regularly show that a disturbing amount of Chinese and Koreans still harbor a deep hatred for Japan, although they are more than happy to make imitation products.

The DPJ's economic policies seems to depend on money that is drawn from thin air. Where on earth do they plan on getting $179 billion? China, I suppose. That's one of the many things they haven't made clear. And the Japan Teachers Union, whose policy on which the DPJ's educational policies are based, has has already started to wreak havoc in recent years.

I can only hope that the Japanese people are smart enough to not be misled by the media. The DPJ is composed of many former members of the old Socialist Party of Japan, acting under a more widely appealing name of "Democratic Party." I hope all of the reports that the DPJ will end up with 2/3 of the seats in Parliament are completely disproved.