The following is a continuation of the previous chapter.
To protect the Japanese self-respect, that is, 'independence / self-supporting ethos,' there is no other way than hosting 'Japan after the war.'
'Independence / self-supporting ethos' Where did you go
Conservatism is a spirit that tries to protect this 'independence / self-supporting ethos' and the most fundamental dignity and pride of humans as much as possible.
In that sense, talking about 'conservatism' in post-war Japan requires unreasonable difficulties and strong will.
It’s not easy to name 'conservatism.'
It is because postwar Japan is not only overwhelmingly mentally influenced by the United States, but also the United States gave the national structure itself.
Excessive American dependence on defense and diplomacy
Needless to say, it is a constitution and a Japan-U.S. security regime.
Therefore, the post-war Japanese 'conservatism' must be questioned about the constitutional and American problems (excessive American dependence on defense and diplomacy).
But it is also true that 'conservatism' hits the 'real' wall here.
Even if it doubts of the effectivity of the present constitution now, it is helpless, the security, too, has no choice but to depend on the Japanese-American relations.
Nevertheless, there should be no discussion about the defense of Japan or the Japan-US alliance; it has no choice but to say that it became extinct such as 'conservatism.'
If peace continues and the economy grows, self-respect that there is something more valuable than money and food, too, will fade away.
Was in the spirit of a former mountain village child
If peace continues and the economy became abundant, a child in an old mountain village had, pride, too, will fade away.
The pride that there is something more valuable than money and food.
However, the human spirit can still criticize reality.
One that can't champion or praise that it should be possible to increase a stock price, scattering the money, and to be glad about it, saying how much the foreigner of a visit to Japan dropped the money and to keep peace in the reinforcement of the Japanese-American relations 'real' just as it is, it will be a _noun 'conservatism'.
Reiwa The first year is 74 years after the war.
This era will be the era when 'conservatism' is really asked.
(Saeki Keishi)