Japanese-style fascism: Where will the Self Defense Forces personnel be sent according to the right to collective self-defense?

Japan’s Abe Administration forcibly approved the right to collective self-defense in a cabinet meeting. The right has never been an issue in any national elections before, but it was approved only by a handful of cabinet members in defiance of democracy. I am very afraid that this is very similar to the start of fascism in Germany under Adolf Hitler with the Enabling Act. In other words, this will possibly become the beginning of Japanese-style fascism. Therefore, great many people gathered in front of the Prime Minister’s Office and a man set himself afire in the Shinjuku district in protest against the approval of the right to collective self-defense. Many international media outlets extensively reported these actions. However, if only a few cabinet members can distort the constitution, it is possible for us to kick the current major party, the Liberal Democratic Party, out of power in the next election so as to “restore” the peace constitution. (“Dodogamine”, TERASHIMA Takayoshi)

* Photo: Action in front of the Prime Minister’s Office in protest against the approval of the right to collective self-defense

日本型ファシズムの始まり～集団的自衛権で自衛隊はどこへ送り込まれるのか

安倍内閣は集団的自衛権の閣議決定を強行しました。国政選挙でいちども民意を問うたことがない問題を、少人数の閣議で決めてしまったのですから、これほど恐ろしいことはありません。ドイツのファシズムはヒトラー総統に全権委任したところから始まりましたが、日本の場合は閣議に一任しました。これもまた日本型ファシズムの始まりとなるのではないかと強い恐怖を感じます。その意味で閣議決定が強行された当日は、官邸前その他で大きな抗議行動が起きたのは当然でした。これに抗議して焼身自殺を試みた男性の事件を含め、外国のメディアも、これを大きく報じました。しかし考えてみたら閣議決定で簡単に解釈改憲できるのであれば、次の選挙で自民党を追い落として「解釈改憲」で、元の平和憲法に戻せばよいことになります。（寺島隆吉「百々峰だより」）