Re: [Marxism] Hawkish Shinzo Abe Suffers Electoral Setback

[Bill Quimby <wquimby@xxxxxxx>]

"Hawkish Shinzo Abe Suffers Electoral Setback"? I thought that he was handed
a set-back because he wasn't hawkish enough, and that those moving toward
nationalism (and in favor of Japan getting the bomb) increased their power.

Or am I reading things incorrectly?

Can you clarify? Increased nationalism in Japan is a bit of a scary thought for
those having grown up during WW2.

- Bill

Sukla Sen wrote:
> http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/30/world/asia/30japan.html?_r=1&th=&oref=slogin&emc=th&pagewanted=all
> 
> July 30, 2007
> Governing Party in Japan Suffers Election Defeat 
> By NORIMITSU ONISHI
> TOKYO, Monday, July 30 — Japan’s governing Liberal
> Democratic Party suffered a crushing defeat Sunday in
> the election for the upper house of Parliament, but
> Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed that he would not step
> down.
> 
> The main opposition Democratic Party seized control of
> the upper house by a landslide, capturing seats not
> only in cities but also in rural districts that had
> long been strongholds of the Liberal Democratic Party.
> The rout was widespread, with household names in the
> governing party falling one after another before
> opposition newcomers. It could also stall Tokyo’s
> moves toward a more assertive foreign policy and
> active military.
> 
> Snip
> 
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