The national interest they speak of doesn’t involve the citizens.
I feel that way.
1. I don’t know either, and why the fuck is that part so hard to translate. I mean, I probably made a lot of mistakes there
Chapter 1074. Pastry Filled Adventure Secret Technique Shrike!
Chapter 1074. Pastry Filled Adventure Secret Technique Shrike!
In modern Japan, there are ‘committees’ within the parliament on various national issues. People who are elected to Parliament are appointed by the party to serve on such individual ‘committees’. People who get votes from agricultural organizations want to be on committees in the agricultural sector, and people who are interested in foreign affairs want to be on committees that decide how to interact with other countries, and each member of Congress may have his or her own preferences, but sometimes power relations within a political party can decide which committee to go to. Among the many committees, the most important one is the one called the Budget Committee, which decides how to spend the country’s money. There’s a lot of TV coverage, and there’s a lot of national attention. That’s why the members of the Budget Committee are ace members of each party Margo-san continues her talk.
So you go on and on about how it has nothing to do with the state’s budget, and how it’s a congressional scandal.
Mariko speaks with a displeased face.
Well, yeah. But the other members of Congress who are on other committees will be more familiar with the various issues in that area. That’s what you call a tribal councilor. You become more and more knowledgeable about a particular field, and you become connected to the ministries and industry associations that are in charge of that field. But, it can’t be helped. When you’re a member of parliament, everyone has to be on a committee of some sort. If each member of Congress doesn’t put down roots in his or her area of expertise, they won’t be able to gain ground in Congress or in their own party But I’ve heard that the tribal councilors are tied up with officials in their respective ministries and agencies and are at the mercy of the bureaucrats
Mariko said.
Hmm. Sure, there’s an opinion about that, but why shouldn’t politicians be associated with bureaucrats?
Margo-san asks Mariko.
That’s because the bureaucrats might take control of the take Japan to a strange direction
Strange direction? What direction?
I don’t know
Mariko mumbles.
If a state bureaucrat comes up with a good idea for the country, don’t you think that it’s part of their job to suggest it to the politicians?
Margo-san said with a smile.
After all, no matter how good of an idea it is, unless a Diet Member makes it a law with their authority, it will never come to reality. The bureaucrats are people who move the country but they have no right to decide Politicians, not bureaucrats decide how the country moves.
That’s why state bureaucrats are supposed to do what the politicians in power at the time tell them to do. If the same government changes ministers at the top, the policies of the ministry changes. They have to be flexible and do the work for the country accordingly yeah.
However, bureaucrats, have their opinions and ideas, and sometimes, they don’t agree with the administration at that time. In America, each administration replaces the entire state bureaucracy to prevent such discord, but that’s not the case in Japan. At best, we can only replace the top administrative undersecretaries of ministry officials with someone who agrees with the minister and that’s about it They won’t be replaced until they get to the end of their organization’s bureaucracy.
Most of the bureaucrats are the same people who remained when they entered.
Well, even within the state bureaucracy, you’re in the same department all the time, and you change departments every few years so that there’s no weird collusion, but you’re still in the same building, and as you work for many years, you’re going to develop an area of expertise.
Margo-san said.
You’ll have more chances to make contact with politicians as well. Politicians have their own brains to suggest policy ideas, but it’s the state bureaucrats who do the actual work and know the numbers. They can’t help but rely on them. I mean, it’s only natural for them to know each other well since it’s from the bureaucrats that they get material on state management The relationship between the politician and the bureaucrats.
When a bureaucrat rises to the rank of section chief, they begin to feel that they really running the country, and for some people, it may seem ridiculous to work for a politician. Why are these guys managing the nation? They don’t even know anything. I’m better suited for this, people with such thoughts quit bureaucracy and turn into politics. They have high academic achievements, and they’re ambitious people who want to make the country move and so they became bureaucrats, and that’s why they may think that it’s natural for them to become politicians. However, most of the former-bureaucrat turned politicians are a pain in the ass Why?
Mariko asks.
First, they see themselves as politicians who know about bureaucracy and the setting, and so they downplay ordinary politicians, especially two generations Diet members. Those guys don’t know anything. While at it, they also look down on the current bureaucrats. The thought goes Why are they bowing their heads to these dumb politicians? They have no courage, nor talent to rise as a politician They overestimate themselves, thinking that they’re the only ones who can move the country for the national interest because they’re the only ones with experience in bureaucracy as a politician That’s the worst
Yeah, that’s a pain to deal with
Rie and Eri muttered.
I mean, you shouldn’t trust politicians who speak only about the national interests and protecting it. After all, every policy that politicians make should have the goal of making the country better. In the past, the politicians who led Japan to war believed that they were doing what was necessary for Japan’s national interest, right? No politician is going to go out of their way to promote something that they know will ‘make the country worse’. After all, the foundation of the politician is Japan itself. There aren’t many people who believe that no matter how bad things get in Japan, they’re going to stay rich and happy But they exist
Like, Mother spends millions every month for herself
The twins said. Margo-san;
Those people are filled with malice that they can’t join the politics. Those people are helplessly stupid but in a sense, they’re thinking that they want to make Japan better. That’s why it’s so sinful. Anyway, I don’t think there’s not a single person who is a politician with only real bad intentions, but there are only a few. In fact, everyone becomes a politician because they believe from the bottom of their hearts that Japan will be better off if they do what they think. If they want just money and power, then they should choose something else. In times like this where inspection is strict, it’s hard to become a politician just to fill your pocket Yeah.
In other words, while all politicians have their own opinions on what is in the national interest, the politician who announces in public that he or she is the only one who will ‘protect the national interest’ has no interest in listening to the opinions of others. They look down on people who disagree with their opinion. They don’t think it makes sense to consider another perspective from a different perspective than their own. They don’t get into arguments because they think that they’re the only right ones and every other opinion is foolish. It’s meaningless to laying the groundwork and finding a common ground with people like those and so the steamroller voting in the Diet has increased each year Margo-san said.
Back to the bureaucrats, they think that their ideas won’t become real unless they begin to appeal to the politicians. I’ll say it again, the politicians also think of making the country a better place. They won’t be purposely decaying Japan. Only in the manga, you can find people who do such traitorous acts. Even the bureaucrats want to move Japan forward, they have parents, spouse, and children They all think of making the country better.