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In my opinion, politicians (members of parliament) are like personified versions of Ideology (e.g., “tax increases are good”).
- Ideally, everyone would vote based on their ideology, but political concepts are not alive, so they cannot act on their own.
- Therefore, people vote for politicians as a substitute.
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I don’t know if this way of thinking is correct.
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Isn’t it strange that politicians, who should be the most knowledgeable about politics in Japan, have become entities that only engage in position talk? I have doubts about this.
- Regarding this, if we consider the thinking mentioned above, it might not be a strange thing.
- Do politicians no longer need to deeply consider political debates (e.g., whether tax increases are good or not)?
- The required ability seems to be the power to move the country in order to implement the ideology (e.g., promoting tax increases) that they personify.
- Politicians like Taro Yamada seem to have the power to move the country (perception), which makes it easy to understand.
- However, the ability to perform well and actually take action are separate matters.
- Politicians like Taro Yamada seem to have the power to move the country (perception), which makes it easy to understand.
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Additionally, I feel that the requirement for politicians to have electoral power is a flaw in the system.