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“Active pacifism sometimes become war itself”
– Prime Minister’s FRIEND gives astonishing remarks
“Active pacifism sometimes become war itself”
– Prime Minister’s FRIEND gives astonishing remarks
Not only the content of the article but also this photo perfectly describe the true nature of this god of plagues, Oh, sorry, not god of death but Rat Man (Woman), Oh, sorry, again, Ms. Hasegawa. I feel that the last part in red letters describes the true intention of Ms. Hasegawa.
Masatoshi
Takeshita
April
16, 2014
English translation of an excerpt from a Japanese article: Ryusaku Tanaka Journal – April 15, 2014 –
“Active
pacifism sometimes become war itself” – Prime Minister’s FRIEND gives
astonishing remarks
Professor Emeritus at Saitama University
Michiko Hasegawa said
“Sovereignty made up with force.” Force means the armed forces.
= Foreign
Correspondents’ Club of Japan (FCCJ) on 15 Photograph: this writer =
Editor’s Note)
Just reading red letters made by Mr. Masatoshi Takeshita, you may grasp the essentials of the article.
Just reading red letters made by Mr. Masatoshi Takeshita, you may grasp the essentials of the article.
Today Professor Emeritus
at Saitama University Michiko Hasegawa, who Prime Minister Abe appointed as NHK
executive committee member, held a press conference about “active
pacifism” in the Foreign Correspondent’ Club of Japan. She explains as
follows:
There are two types of pacifism: one is
passive pacifism and the other is active pacifism.
Passive pacifism means when one is attacked, his friend never helps him, saying “Sorry,
I don’t fight” and as a result the person dies.
They are flower children who think that just
singing song with flowers on the head can contribute to peace.
Once a battle occurs, this becomes useless.
Active pacifism is a stern word. Peace keeping operation can be warfare or is war itself.
Neighboring countries express
concerns over “active pacifism” described by Prime
Minister Abe, and it is quite natural. Active pacifism does not mean that the
Constitution be discarded.
Ms. Hasegawa showed her real intention in
the Q and A session with the press.
Tanaka: Although the U.S.
Marine Corps and multinational corps are going out to Afghanistan and other
counties in the name of active pacifism, they have not been able to realize peace. In conflict region, there is
no boundary line between combat and non-combat areas. If the Self-Defense Forces personnel are
killed or they kill citizens in battle, can the government
take responsibility for this activity?
Hasegawa: “I think that this is the very problematic point of active pacifism I have pointed
out. Active
pacifism is always close to war and sometimes becomes war itself. Actually the Self-Defense Forces personnel
may be killed even if they just carry food.
There is no boundary line between combat and non-combat areas. We should interpret that active pacifism is to go off to war. I think this is a
serious contradiction between war and peace.”
Reporter
Janes: Did the Imperial Japanese Army take the high
road or go down the wrong way? Do you
think that class-A war criminals are not guilty?
Hasegawa: “With regard to former Prime Minister Tojo’s responsibility for
war, the word war responsibility has to be carefully
handled. This
is just the concept of international law and has many dubious aspects. Please read a book written by a former
Professor Tokyo University Yasuaki Onuma.
He describes in the book how the winner created this concept and the
loser were denounced and how the concept was developed. We have to pay careful attention to the use
of the word war responsibility or war crime.”
This response can be
interpreted as denial of the Tokyo Judgment. The questionnaire, reporter Janes goggled in
astonishment.
On top of this, Ms.
Hasegawa says: “The preamble of the Constitution stipulates that passive
pacifism is bad.” How on the earth can
she interpret so?
Ms. Hasegawa also says: “I believe that
when we never forget spiritual pacifism, we can find out the best mixture of
passive pacifism and active pacifism.”
It appears that the “active
pacifism” upheld by Prime Minister Abe and Professor Emeritus Hasegawa means
rushing into war under the guise of pacifism. “Pacifism” is used to beat around the bush
and camouflage the truth.
Prime Minister Abe has installed a
troublesome controversialist as NHK executive committee member. Following Director-General Momii, the remarks
of Ms. Hasgawa seems to cause a controversy.
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