Japan Restoration Party Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita expressed the view that election campaigning that does not aim to win the Hyogo Prefectural gubernatorial election is acceptable in a democracy. In the Hyogo Prefectural gubernatorial election held on November 17th, candidate Takafumi Tachibana of the political group “Association to Protect the People from NHK” adopted an unusual election strategy of supporting Governor Motohiko Saito instead of seeking his own election victory. ◆ Secretary-General Fujita: “At first I thought he was really strange, but he’s actually a smart guy.” Regarding this tactic, Secretary-General Fujita of the Japan Restoration Party said at a press conference today (November 21st) that “I think there may be some roughness to it, but I think this kind of instigation is acceptable in a democracy,” expressing his appreciation for it as an election strategy. Secretary-General Fujita also said that Tachibana is extremely knowledgeable about the electoral system and the Public Offices Election Act, and commented on his impression of him, saying, “At first I thought he was a really strange person, but he’s actually extremely intelligent.” (Omitted).
>>1 It’s normal for candidates to show understanding and support for the arguments of other candidates after running, or to essentially withdraw. In fact, it’s like the unification of candidates is being done through public discussion, not behind closed doors. It’s more transparent than the unification of candidates that existing opposition parties are doing lol.
>>9 Tachibana has explained many times that the posters are a by-product, and that the real focus is the campaign broadcasts and newspaper PR. But idiots who have been brainwashed by the bombardment of TV news still believe that the poster boards were the reason for so many candidates to run. These people are TV’s regular customers.
I think so too. Tachibana’s method is a very democratic one. It’s been called a hack of the Public Election Law, but it’s actually useful for preventing liberals from creating something Hitler-like. That’s why I’m totally against restricting the Public Election Law and SNS. In fact, it helps prevent dictatorship.
There’s a chance he’ll be arrested for violating the Public Offices Election Act, and since Tachibana is on probation, if he’s found guilty of any other crime his civil rights will be suspended, right? We shouldn’t praise someone like this as a smart person.
The Ishin Party is lost. They’re talking about dismantling the Ministry of Finance, so they’re probably manipulating the situation behind the scenes to lose votes, right? If you’re poor, you’ll make a killing.
To begin with, power harassment is not a crime, and it is not something that Japanese people should be morally upset about. It’s just politically correct liberal idiots making a big fuss about it.
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