TURN, TURN, & TURN
In late August 2005, during the reign of President Mr. George W. Bush, Hurricane Katrina hit the U.S. coastal line on the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in a total economic loss of $150 billion.
Apparently, this was a sign from Heaven to warn American voters. Then, a turn started.
In April 2010, during the reign of President Mr. Barack Obama, a massive oil spill and oil gusher in the Gulf started, resulting in an estimated loss of $21 billion for BP and others.
Apparently, this is a sign from Heaven to warn American voters. Then, a turn must start.
In 2007, a Cabinet minister of Japan committed a suicide while being attacked by the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), presently a key ruling party led by P.M. Mr. Yukio Hatoyama, for his alleged violation of the Political Funding Regulation Law. Then, a month later, the then ruling Liberal Democratic Party led by P.M. Mr. Shinzo Abe lost the Upper House election. A few months later, Mr. Shinzo Abe falling ill spontaneously stepped down.
Though the above case concerning the suicide involved $55,000, P.M. Mr. Hatoyama's tax evasion case, which was not prosecuted, involved $12 million; a DPJ Secretary-General Mr. Ichiro Ozawa's suspicion about a violation of the said law involves $4 million and more. If one of the two top leaders of the DPJ steps down in near future, it might be just an indication of another turn.
SECTION I: P.M. Hatoyama and China
When Mr. Yukio Hatoyama was elected as prime minister of Japan last September, the Chinese media extremely praised Mr. Hatoyama in stark contrast to the case of Former Prime Minister Mr. Junichiro Koizumi.
P.M. Mr. Hatoyama also told in an interview by the Chinese media that his grandfather and father had contributed to improvement of diplomatic relationships with China.
China showed a strong expectation that P.M. Mr. Hatoyama would visit the Shanghai Exposition and further Nanjing to apologize the Chinese people for the so-called Nanjing massacre allegedly conducted by the Imperial Army in 1937. (The truth of the so-called Nanjing massacre however seems to be mingling a huge number of deaths of Chinese troops in battles between Shanghai and Nanjing, that is, 300,000 or so, and citizen casualties left on the street while 250,000 people were protected by Westerners in a special district of Nanjing in 1937.)
However, since the U.S. Government and the U.S. media started to criticize P.M. Mr. Hatoyama, the Chinese media started to whistle a different tune.
Chinanews reportedly wrote on April 15 that Washington Post had laughed at Mr. Hatoyama; Mr. Hatoyama would have to resign if he could not keep his promise that he would completely bring the U.S. Marine Base issue to an end by the end of May. (http://news.searchina.ne.jp/disp.cgi?y=2010&d=0415&f=politics_0415_006.shtml)
China is paying strong attentions to the movement around P.M. Mr. Yukio Hatoyama:
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China.org.cn
Japanese PM: moving U.S. base fully out of island difficult
May 4, 2010
Hatoyama also said he will apologize to the people of Okinawa over his government's handling of the Futemma relocation issue.
Since his rise to power last September, Hatoyama has met with staunch resistance from local citizens and officials in Okinawa over the relocation issue and his seeming failure to stand by his election pledge to move the base out of the island has fueled local opposition against the central government's latest plans to slightly modify the existing accord with the U.S. and keep the majority of Futemma's facilities on the island, although the premier contends a final plan has yet to be reached.
http://www.china.org.cn/world/2010-05/04/content_19966346.htm
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China of course cannot help at all Mr. Hatoyama in terms of the security partnership of Japan and the United States.
China needs a Japanese prime minister who is respected by America and who respects China more.
Anyway, Mr. Hatoyama has millions dollar personal assets. He does not need friends in China as well as in America. He should sacrifice himself for Japan.
SECTION II: Goods & Marx
The theory built by Karl Marx started with goods.
What are goods, however, for you?
For a bad man, goods are a tool with which to be rich.
For a poor man, goods are what is needed for his life.
A good man would provide goods to the poor as cheap as possible, since doing so would help the poor live a reasonable life.
But, a bad man would provide goods to the poor as high as possible, since doing so would help himself live a rich life.
So, the issue is how to build economics which would increase a number of good men who offer high-quality goods to the poor as cheap as possible to make the poor happy.
But, Karl Marx decided to build economics which would increase a number of haters of the European Christian capitalist society.
Economists must first address this point clearly.
Ethics must be first learnt before studying economy. Then, there will be no arrogant economists in the world, since they are all to serve humbly the poor.
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If Former President Mr. George W. Bush had changed the way of supervising Wall Street in 2005, the Republicans should have won the 2008 Presidential Election.
If President Mr. Barack Obama changes the way of the war in Afghanistan in 2010, the Democrats would win the 2012 Presidential Election.
As for Japan, if Premier Mr. Yukio Hatoyama should accept the old agreement with the U.S. on the new U.S. Marine base in Okinawa, including V-shaped runways on the reclaimed land, he would be able to survive. But, his attitude on his position itself would cause a 10-seat increase or decrease for his party in the coming national election. At least, the DPJ is more important than Mr. Yukio Hatoyama.
Indeed, if then premier Mr. Taro Aso had resigned before the 2009-30-8 Lower House election, the Liberal Democratic Party should have 40 or more seats (160/480) despite falling down to the opposition.
(http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/lyrics/amazing.htm
It is not beauty that remains in mind but grace...That is why they have misunderstood it all.)
Act 5:12 And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.
Act 5:13 And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them.
Act 5:14 And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.)