The following is the continuation of the previous chapter.
The youngster sees through.
However, the young generation's view on liberal seems to be different.
January 14th edition 'exclamation used to scold practitioners! against newspapers', in the column, there is interesting data that journalist Kadota Ryusho also introduced.
According to a joint survey of the Yomiuri Shimbun and Waseda University last summer, young people between the ages of 18 and 29 think that the Japan Revival Association and the Liberal Democratic Party are more liberal and the Communist Party and New Komeito are conservative.
It is quite convinced that the view that the LDP and Japan Innovation Party, which positive and flexible in revising the constitution are liberal, and Japanese Communist Party and the New Komeito which tries to maintain a system after the war are conservative.
However, in any case, the term liberal is ambiguous and difficult.
From now on, I will try not to use it on paper as much as possible.
(Editorial Committee and Editorial Board of the Political Division)