Can Authoritarian Democracy shift to Normal Democracy by Democracy? Background In Japan, Liberal Democratic Party(Jimin Party:自民党) has been in power for long years. I have one question, how can Authoritarian Democracy shift to Normal Democracy by Democracy? My opinion I think it is impossible. A lot of Japan people has much and deep angry to Jimin Party, but I think that it is impossible. Democracy has several weak points. When population is decreasing, Democracy does not work well. Further, aging society helps not to change the existing power. In fact, Japan cannot change the existing power by Democracy. My feeling I feel that Jimin Party irritates to USA, but Democracy cannot change Jimin Party. To mind up for unchangeable of Japan politics will cost very high for current and future Japan people. But it is the cost with Democracy. Conclusion There is no free lunch. Peace is not free lunch, nor Democracy is not free lunch. Peace and Democracy need high cost....
Hello, I’m Kohei Takagi (髙木 耕平), a Japanese philosopher and world advisor. I explore global systems, AI-era dynamics, attention, trust, and long-term structures shaping our future. This blog is a place to record my observations and frameworks for understanding the world beyond daily news and short-term reactions. My guiding belief is simple: Tomorrow can be better, but only if we think and act carefully today. Disclaimer: On this blog, “the world” does not include Japan.