Many of us believe that we are “voters” and that we are entitled to vote in elections and choose our politicians. While this is true, on the other hand, many of us are led by the spell of “voter” to believe that even if a politician does something unreasonable, such as doing the opposite of what he or she promised in the election, we must silently obey them because they were elected as a result of the exercise of our right to vote. But this is misunderstanding.
We are sovereigns rather than voters. The Constitution of Japan, the highest law of the country, also clearly states that we are all sovereigns. Politicians are only elected as representatives, that is, to debate on our behalf, but they are not elected as our “masters.” If they are committing or attempting to commit acts against democracy, it is only natural to oppose them in various ways based on the rules of democracy, and it is not something to be criticized. Recently, we have often seen cases where those who voice their opposition are denied their dignity by harsh words such as “unpatriotic,” but such denial of a person’s dignity is unacceptable in a democratic society.
We are sovereigns rather than voters.
Politicians are “representatives,” not “masters.”
The right to defend democracy from those who are destroying it is always in the hands of each of us.
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Continued in ”Politicians’ refusal to answer questions ~Why are politicians who don’t answer questions properly bad?~”
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こんにちは。
Wall Egg and Seeds というサイト名は、ある日本の作家が海外で行ったスピーチで「Wall(壁）」と「Egg(卵)」という言葉を用いて強大な権力と弱者との関係を表現をしたことをヒントにして、それらの言葉と「Seeds(種)」を組み合わせたものです。
私にとって、「壁」は民主主義を無視する強大な権力です。「卵」は民主主義の名のもとに民主主義を勝ち取り、守ろうとする個人です。
多くの人たちは「壁」にぶつかったところで「卵」は割れるばかりで「壁」はびくともしないと感じていて、「壁」の側に立つ人たちが多く存在する一方で、「卵」の側に立とうとする人はどんどん減っているように見えます。このままでは、本当の民主主義は、実現するどころか、ただの理想論としてどこかに追いやられてしまうような気がしてなりません。
多くの大人たちが民主主義について口をつぐむようになってしまったた今、一人でも多くの人たちが民主主義の大切さについて考え、その実現のための一歩を踏み出すきっかけの一つとなることを期待して、「Wall Egg and Seeds」を開設しました。つたない文章ですが、よろしくお願いします。
「Wall Egg and Seeds」が公平な社会の実現の「種」になることを祈って。
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Hello,
The name of this site, Wall Egg and Seeds, was inspired by a speech that a Japanese writer gave abroad in which he used the words “Wall” and “Egg” to describe the relationship between the powerful and the weak, and I combined these words with “Seeds”.
For me, the “wall” is the mighty power that denies democracy. The “egg” is the individual who tries to win and protect democracy in the name of democracy.
Most people feel that when “egg” hit the “wall,” she or he just breaks and the “wall” doesn’t take damage , and while there are many people who stand on the side of the “wall,” the number of people who try to stand on the side of the “egg” seems to be seriously decreasing. If this situation continues, I cannot help but feel that true democracy, far from being realized, but will be relegated somewhere as mere idealism.
Now that many adults have become silent about democracy, I have started “Wall Egg and Seeds” in the hope that it will be an opportunity for as many people as possible to think about the importance of democracy and take a step towards realizing it. I am not very good at writing, but thank you for reading.
May “Wall Egg and Seeds” be a “seed” for the realization of a fair world!
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