There were very few people in Japan alive during WWII who remembered life before the Meiji constitution. The roots go back all the way to 1868 with the overthrow of the last Shogunate. Between 1868 and 1890, the country was run by, what we would describe as martial law, where even assembling for non-political purposes would subject you to death. Only to the West were there reports of how ‘free’ Japan was during this time.. The fact is that the ‘freedom’ came from a politburo type of program started by Nagazane, who issued a ‘vote’ to one person per town, who happened to be installed by Nagazane, or one of the other insiders who later created the Meiji constitution.
Japan never knew freedom of any sort until after WWII.
Ping previous post as it seems you think the Meiji constitution was some sort of freedom..
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You are absolutely right.
The emperor was literally considered a GOD.
Very representative
I see. I understand now. Because it wasn't our form of 'freedom', it wasn't really freedom. Never mind the entire historical world recognizes this form of government because it wasn't handed to them by the good ol' U.S. of A. through Wilsonian policy, it wasn't good enough.
Damn John, all that larning I done took, I could have just watched Faux News for all the historical answers I'd ever need....I pheel sTuPid....
I was beginning to wonder if what I remembered about Japan had any basis in fact. Thanks!