迂愚、蒙昧: Japan's Wartime History

The kanji in the title describe the person who averred the following: 少なくとも私自身は、（戦争の）当事者とは言えない世代だ。反省なんかしていないし、反省を求められるいわれもないと思っている The enlightened soul who shared these thoughts? 高市首相は1995年、国会で...と述べている. No, you muppet, you hadn't been born then, no one's accusing you of slaughtering Shanghainese, or brutalizing the civilian population of Malaya. No one claims to have photos of you in the uniform of Unit 731. But if you lie about your nation's history, if you patriot-wash its darkest chapters, you become complicit. 共犯関係 is the term. Stupid. Ignorant. But 1995 was ages ago, you may protest. The lady hasn't changed, as shown in remarks she made at a solemn ceremony commemorating Japan's surrender at the end of WW2, 81 years ago. 終戦の日の15日、高市早苗首相は政府主催の全国戦没者追悼式の式辞の中で、「戦争の惨禍を、二度と繰り返させない」と述べた。これまで石破茂前首相らは「繰り返さない」と述べてきたが、「せ」の1文字が加わった。 Surely there are people around her who understand the importance of history and good-faith stewardship of historical knowledge? 首相に近い自民党議員は「日本が悪いことをしたという発信は良くないとの問題意識を持っている」とし、保守層を意識しているとの見方を示す。 Not in the Takaichi cabinet. Defense Minister and nepo-baby Koizumi paid an official visit to Yasukuni Shrine recently, for instance. 蒙昧、迂愚。Alas, these people: stupid, ignorant, and dangerous. They will remain in power for some time to come.