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So pull up a microscope and research this slab of whale meat while I explain how pachinko is not gambling. Just don’t think too much, because in the land of the surreal, mere realists just go insane.
I mean thinking people who are so disillusioned that they see crisis as the only way to achieve meaningful change, and policymakers who will be able to do what it takes despite the pain and without any attendant responsibility because, hey — CRISIS!
wuchan wrote:there has been a result but no one knows if they can discuss it or if the decision is a secret.
only 52% showed, the lowest since WWII. Voting by not voting or do the Japanese people not give a shit anymore.
Abe attended USC (University of Southern California) in the 1970s, but did not earn a degree from the University.
Despite only having studied at the school while working on graduate work in the School of Policy, Planning, and Development, as the saying goes, "once you join the Trojan family you are a Trojan for life."
chokonen888 wrote:
IparryU wrote:chokonen888 wrote:
Never seen one of these before.... WTF is it?
yanpa wrote:IparryU wrote:chokonen888 wrote:
Never seen one of these before.... WTF is it?
A very small and well-lubricated wooden horse.
Yokohammer wrote: ... how nice, four huge images of condoms in what started out to be a serious political thread ... *sigh* ...
IparryU wrote:Back on topic, my ex's family who regularly go and vote, decided not to vote purely cause it was just a sham. The whole thing is just a burden on our tax yen and shows how fucked this (or any for that matter) political system is.
Yokohammer wrote:IparryU wrote:Back on topic, my ex's family who regularly go and vote, decided not to vote purely cause it was just a sham. The whole thing is just a burden on our tax yen and shows how fucked this (or any for that matter) political system is.
And do they realise that by not voting they actually voted for Abe?
This is why people need to get out in force and vote for anyone but, just to limit his power as much as possible.
yanpa wrote:The Mrs. said that when she went to vote, there were no young people there at all, apart from her everyone was late thirties or older.
Yokohammer wrote: ... how nice, four huge images of condoms in what started out to be a serious political thread ... *sigh* ...
Yokohammer wrote:IparryU wrote:Back on topic, my ex's family who regularly go and vote, decided not to vote purely cause it was just a sham. The whole thing is just a burden on our tax yen and shows how fucked this (or any for that matter) political system is.
And do they realise that by not voting they actually voted for Abe?
This is why people need to get out in force and vote for anyone but, just to limit his power as much as possible.
I was also going to expound on the even-more-vacuous polls that will be held contemporaneously to confirm the retention of the five Supreme Court justices appointed since Abe’s landslide victory in 2012. Of course, nobody knows who these people are, so many voters leave these ballots blank. Asked to rule in the past on what these blank ballots mean, the Supreme Court declared that they should be treated the same as “yes” votes, in favor of retention. It is, therefore, a complete certainty that no justice will ever fail to be reappointed.
IparryU wrote:Yokohammer wrote:And do they realise that by not voting they actually voted for Abe?
This is why people need to get out in force and vote for anyone but, just to limit his power as much as possible.
They know that... just gave up on it more or less.
yanpa wrote:The Mrs. said that when she went to vote, there were no young people there at all, apart from her everyone was late thirties or older.
chokonen888 wrote:Pretty much THIS!!!
To quote the article:I was also going to expound on the even-more-vacuous polls that will be held contemporaneously to confirm the retention of the five Supreme Court justices appointed since Abe’s landslide victory in 2012. Of course, nobody knows who these people are, so many voters leave these ballots blank. Asked to rule in the past on what these blank ballots mean, the Supreme Court declared that they should be treated the same as “yes” votes, in favor of retention. It is, therefore, a complete certainty that no justice will ever fail to be reappointed.
wagyl wrote:yanpa wrote:The Mrs. said that when she went to vote, there were no young people there at all, apart from her everyone was late thirties or older.
Is this a sly admission of cradle snatching?
wagyl wrote:chokonen888 wrote:Pretty much THIS!!!
To quote the article:I was also going to expound on the even-more-vacuous polls that will be held contemporaneously to confirm the retention of the five Supreme Court justices appointed since Abe’s landslide victory in 2012. Of course, nobody knows who these people are, so many voters leave these ballots blank. Asked to rule in the past on what these blank ballots mean, the Supreme Court declared that they should be treated the same as “yes” votes, in favor of retention. It is, therefore, a complete certainty that no justice will ever fail to be reappointed.
Choko that part of the article is about the election to dismiss Supreme Court Justices, a hyperdemocratic thing adopted from some states or counties of the US, I understand. Basically, you can vote a judge off the bench. A lack of a vote just means that you don't register a vote to have them dismissed, so regarding it as acquiescence is not a problem in my view. After all, there is no compulsion to vote one of the Justices off -- this is not a cheap Reality TV show -- and there is no mechanism to show your support for a Justice continuing other than not voting for his or her dismissal. I have previously wondered whether the system has ever resulted in the dismissal of a Justice, and what happened to them (whether they retired completely, or just dropped down a rank) and if I have the time I might engage in a little research later.
Russell wrote:Maybe someone can explain this to me, but the LDP held 295 seats before the election and 290 after. Komeito is up 4 seats to 35. So in effect the coalition lost 1 seat. Even worse, it may have become more difficult to convince Komeito to give up on the pacifist constitution.
That hardly looks like an overwhelming victory, especially since so few voters turned up.
Russell wrote:... That hardly looks like an overwhelming victory, especially since so few voters turned up.
Salty wrote:They now have a supermajority, so I would look for those constitutional changes to be rammed through.
With the 325 seats, the ruling coalition will garner the chairs all of committees in the lower chamber and have the ability to override Upper House vetoes.
Russell wrote:Unlike political parties in the west, the LDP is not unified. Fortunately, they have various factions competing with each other. Hopefully, that will be enough...
Indeed, no strong enthusiasm for Abe was seen during the election. Observers pointed to the lack of viable opposition parties, not positive support for Abe and his LDP, as the reason for the ruling bloc’s huge victory this time.
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