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Jul. 28th, 2009 11:36 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chronovoreI'm already sick of Hatoyama's bug-eyed, chinless, Q-tip head. It looks likely that he'll be the new Prime Minister in the coming year (assuming he makes it that long; Japanese PMs have been notoriously short-termed) and on all the news reports he has the smug smile of a guy who has already received the memo that the fix is in, and he's next in line for the position.
The "Manifesto" listing the planned structural changes has been all over the news, but the feasibility of it is as dubious as the changes it suggests are deep and sweeping. It's possible they'll be effective, but by associating the Manifesto specifically with the image of Hatoyama, the project takes on a tone of specific, personality- and ego-driven proportions rather than one devised of good intent for the public well-being. Even if it isn't, even if this is a PR technique to make the policy changes more personal and approachable, within the context of the association, if Hatoyama falls from favor these changes will also be discarded -- and many of the planned changes are of the type which would need a long investment to see real payoff.
So. In short, get off the pamphlets and my TV, Mr. Q-Tip head. Roll up your sleeves and get to it, and save the smiles for after you've actually accomplished something.
The "Manifesto" listing the planned structural changes has been all over the news, but the feasibility of it is as dubious as the changes it suggests are deep and sweeping. It's possible they'll be effective, but by associating the Manifesto specifically with the image of Hatoyama, the project takes on a tone of specific, personality- and ego-driven proportions rather than one devised of good intent for the public well-being. Even if it isn't, even if this is a PR technique to make the policy changes more personal and approachable, within the context of the association, if Hatoyama falls from favor these changes will also be discarded -- and many of the planned changes are of the type which would need a long investment to see real payoff.
So. In short, get off the pamphlets and my TV, Mr. Q-Tip head. Roll up your sleeves and get to it, and save the smiles for after you've actually accomplished something.
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