Chapter 15 More and more "non-thinking" people have made Koizumi's popularity

Although the Japanese government submits a memorandum to the South Korean government every year to claim Takeshima as Japanese territory, but based on what I said above, this method will never solve the problem.Japan cannot discuss this calmly, and most people just accuse South Korea of ​​being "too arrogant"; while South Korea is carrying out anti-Japanese campaigns by burning the Japanese flag.When the Japanese nationals saw this, half of the Japanese would only say "South Korea is very arrogant" and "Why did they have to submit a memorandum to them?" Admittedly, this is not an opinion, but a simple emotional vent.Why?Because it's not theoretical at all.But in this regard, many people think that this kind of emotion represents "opinion".

This trend is very obvious in street TV interviews, and the media only selects what they think is appropriate when they broadcast it, so after the audience sees it, they will think that this emotional reaction represents the public opinion. It took a long time for this kind of public opinion to form. However, this is not the national opinion that everyone has thought about. This is from the perspective of Koizumi's popularity. It may be because the Japanese people think that he is charming in his own way in front of China and South Korea, so he gradually formed a pattern similar to "China is too arrogant" and "China is too arrogant". China has no right to accuse Japan” of public opinion.

The Japanese are just like this without thinking, and they are "sentimental" about everything.Therefore, the conclusion formed in their brains is that "the 'collective IQ' of the Japanese must not be underestimated by China and South Korea."Whether it's the media, politicians or the public, they all think this way. This is why everyone has an "opinion" without thinking about it. Frankly speaking, Prime Minister Koizumi is a person who can't think at all.He often claims to the people around him that "if he thinks too much and is too cumbersome, the inspiration will disappear". When the report was summarized on a piece of A4 paper, he would ask "just tell me."

This is why he has been able to enjoy popular support during his term of office, because he is familiar with this method of consolidating various opinions. Now Japan has formed an even worse public opinion atmosphere, that is, when a public opinion orientation is formed, the public will not have the slightest doubt about it, and even if there are objections, it is difficult to be taken seriously.Although the Japanese seem to have this habit originally, it has become more serious during Koizumi's administration. The worst thing is that things that should be expressed from the perspective of national sentiment are being influenced by this kind of public opinion and become behaviors that cater to politicians.Once it really becomes like this, it will be tantamount to a policy of ignoring the people, and the "Democracy" (Democracy) that has been preached will become "idiocracy" (idiocracy) or "mobocracy". Society" is about to take shape.