No, the opposition did win an election a few years ago! They performed horribly, but it is in fact a functional democracy. Just one that prefers to function within one party.
Japan oscillates between far-right politics exclusively, the working class has little organizing and struggle going on and the state is thoroughly controlled by private intetests. The Republic of Korea may be an example of a capitalist dictatorship controlled by 3 companies in a trench-coat, but has active labor struggles and a history of millitant unions, at least.
I love when I participate in free and fair elections against the unlimited superrape party fuelled by the Axis Gold-Backed Phantom Hirohito Pacific GLADIO Index and the population expresses their preferences for limited bourgeous democracy with monarchist characteristics.
I mean, this is all a matter of opinion. They promised stuff they couldn’t do - like everybody else. They gave us a revolving door of PMs - like the LDP, the party that won all the other elections, does as well. I think what broke their back was having to deal with a big earthquake, massive tsunami, and exploding nuclear reactors. The LDP can consider itself lucky they weren’t in charge then so the stink of failure to deal with an impossible crisis didn’t attach to them. They really aren’t the more capable politicians.
No, the opposition did win an election a few years ago! They performed horribly, but it is in fact a functional democracy. Just one that prefers to function within one party.
Japan oscillates between far-right politics exclusively, the working class has little organizing and struggle going on and the state is thoroughly controlled by private intetests. The Republic of Korea may be an example of a capitalist dictatorship controlled by 3 companies in a trench-coat, but has active labor struggles and a history of millitant unions, at least.
Insane to talk about preferences deciding this like they haven’t been stabbing dudes to the right of Bernie SSanders
Yep, Japan has no working class movement and is thus entirely controlled by the far-right.
Imagine believing that having two parties is what makes a country a functional democracy
Imagine having only two parties. Wild.
I love when I participate in free and fair elections against the unlimited superrape party fuelled by the Axis Gold-Backed Phantom Hirohito Pacific GLADIO Index and the population expresses their preferences for limited bourgeous democracy with monarchist characteristics.
Like 15+ years ago.
I mean, this is all a matter of opinion. They promised stuff they couldn’t do - like everybody else. They gave us a revolving door of PMs - like the LDP, the party that won all the other elections, does as well. I think what broke their back was having to deal with a big earthquake, massive tsunami, and exploding nuclear reactors. The LDP can consider itself lucky they weren’t in charge then so the stink of failure to deal with an impossible crisis didn’t attach to them. They really aren’t the more capable politicians.