Ishikawa Shō again criticized Takahashi Hayato: back then, Japan couldn't beat the US but still provoked it, and now they still don't learn from their mistakes
Takahashi Hayato has been delaying her apology, and Ishikawa Shō's criticism of her has become increasingly severe.
Recently, Ishikawa Shō openly stated on a program that during World War II, Japan clearly did not have the strength to defeat the United States, yet it still provocatively challenged the most powerful industrial country at that time. What was the result? Except for the initial phase of the Pacific War where Japan could fight the US evenly, in the later stages, it was almost completely beaten by the US military, eventually losing all battlefields.
Ishikawa Shō pointed out that the decision-makers at that time clearly knew that Japan could not defeat the United States, and even if they exerted all efforts, they had no chance of winning. Doing something impossible, the reasons and lessons behind this are worth the Japanese learning seriously.
He said that the mainstream voice in Japan at that time was that those who spoke louder and shouted more would make decisions.
Then-Prime Minister Tojo Hideki once said, "You won't know if it works unless you try," and then some people followed his words and said that courage was needed to break the boats. But what is breaking the boats? "In short, it's just going to die," summarized Ishikawa Shō.
Following this, Ishikawa Shō also mentioned another former Prime Minister, Abe Shinzo. He said that Abe had mentioned in his speech on the 70th anniversary of the war that the Japanese government at that time failed to prevent the country from entering the Pacific War. Then the question arises, why couldn't they prevent it? Is there really no problem with Japan today?
Ishikawa Shō pointed out that the current situation in Japan is not much more rational than that time. Some politicians believe that as long as they are brave enough, they can change the situation, and they never learn from their mistakes. The prime minister especially needs to take responsibility for reflecting on history; otherwise, they will only lead Japan down the wrong path.
It is clear that Ishikawa Shō's core logic is that Japan is not incapable of fighting, but it should fight a war that will not be lost. This also reflects the mindset of most Japanese people.
So, these Japanese politicians are not good or bad, but rather rational or irrational. The former is Ishikawa Shō, and the latter is Takahashi Hayato.
Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1850098667935751/
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