http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/03/27/the-end-of-the-beginning-ozawa-ichiro-and-the-dpj/ Economics, Politics and Public Policy in East Asia and the Pacific Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:50:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/03/27/the-end-of-the-beginning-ozawa-ichiro-and-the-dpj/comment-page-1/#comment-22668 Karakasa Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:25:20 +0000 http://www.eastasiaforum.org/?p=3003#comment-22668 As rich and interesting as this blog entry may be, it misses a comprehensive and consequent view on the whole issue: If the author chooses to follow such a strict approach of political realism by focusing on the power relations within the party, he should also apply this view on the political scene as a whole - or differently put: Will the DPJ be stronger or weaker without a critisized Ozawa Daihyô. Sure, the party leadership could have voted against Ozawa and have him probably removed from the party. However, probably noone will question the fact that much of DPJ's current prominence and popularity is due to Ozawa's success! Anyway, as a basic rule, you should never do what the opponents suggest: In this case, this would be to get rid of Ozawa and spare the party from further criticism. As rich and interesting as this blog entry may be, it misses a comprehensive and consequent view on the whole issue: If the author chooses to follow such a strict approach of political realism by focusing on the power relations within the party, he should also apply this view on the political scene as a whole – or differently put: Will the DPJ be stronger or weaker without a critisized Ozawa Daihyô. Sure, the party leadership could have voted against Ozawa and have him probably removed from the party. However, probably noone will question the fact that much of DPJ’s current prominence and popularity is due to Ozawa’s success!
Anyway, as a basic rule, you should never do what the opponents suggest: In this case, this would be to get rid of Ozawa and spare the party from further criticism.

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