Race against ... what?
Right now, it's a major concern whether a lower-house election is held within this year.But it seems to be a foregone conclusion that current ruling party can suffer a crushing defeat if there is an election now.They must also predict this, so they are trying to procrastinate the dissolve of Lower-House -at least there is such an impression.But they said that they would ask the people directly about this judgment "sometime in the near future".Many people, including me, expected that there would be a Lower-House election during this year -but this.They are just running away around and showing us a disgraceful impression.What do they expect after what they have done? However...Today, I place this openly because I didn't vote either for the current ruling party nor former ruling party three years ago:Back then, when the current ruling party ousted the reigns of the government, they won an overwhelming victory because many people voted for them.So did the mayor and ex-prefectural governor who used to be lawyer and TV entertainer. Now the result is this situation.People accuse the irresponsibility of the current ruling party, but what about the responsibility of voters -and people who didn't vote at this election...?I wondered but I couldn't find the answer whether the current ruling party was such a fast talker that voters were totally deceived, Or people who voted for them were unable to predict such situation and didn't think very well about the result of their vote... -I think I placed once. But at the same time... I confess that I cannot say I voted positively:There were four candidates in the electoral district where I lived in.Back then, I had already adopted a criterion that I don't vote for people and parties being busier for finding fault with others and scrambling for political power.Two of the four were from those parties, so I eliminated them.As for one of the two, I couldn't understand their intention no matter how hard I searched, and the more I read their campaign promises, the more I became skeptical.So I eliminated this candidate, and I voted for the rest one -this ended up in a wasted vote, though.Method of elimination could be useful sometimes -just for reference.As I was typing this composition, I recalled an argument about minus-voting (or maybe "negative-voting") system; voting against candidates you want to reject.If there was such an election system, would more people vote?Whatever... I'm placing again and again:To qualified voters: Be sure to vote -for your own sake. (See also Jun. 30. 2011 and Jun. 30, 2010) Even if there is disparity in the value of one vote now, I think it's better off to vote than abstain.If you don't vote, you don't have the right to comment about the results after you leave all the decision-making to other voters.Especially younger generation: It is already said that politicians treat older generation better because older generations vote more.Then, it must be no use complaining about this without voting.Voting for rival candidates of the parties you want to reject might be a choice.If you decide that there is nobody whom you want to vote, then cast a blank vote.There is another concern: If the election is held during the year change period, the voting rate might decline-and what if this was one of the aims of the current ruling party...?To candidates: Whatever the reason you decided to be a politician, always keep the social significance of your job in your mind. (See also Jul. 6, 2012 and Jun. 7, 2011) -Is it no use asking this to many of the politicians? And Please fight the campaign fair and square, NOT cheating and speaking ill of each other nor slander fight -or I'm rejecting you again, like three years ago.Placing about politics and election during the campaign period can be against the law, so it was also a race against time to decide when to place this.◇ :Ready to place translation if asked