2012年5月18日金曜日

沖縄返還記念日 (マネー原理プロ抜粋)


ところで、先日岩國哲人前議員から、中国の大学生の話を聞く機会があった。そこで、沖縄返還記念日の本日、「国防と國防」を考えた。前議員は中国の大学での講義の際、「くに」は、「國」か「国」のどちらが正しいかという話になったという。

言うまでもなく、中国の学生は普通の日本人よりも漢字に敏感である。すると、皆が「くに」は國が正しいと答えたという。

「國」にはタテとホコで囲い守る意味があり、「国」は玉を囲う意味があるという。つまり「國防」は武器を持って戦う意味。そして「国防」は玉、つまり「お金」を囲い守る意味だという。

中国の大学生は「くに」は國でなければならないと考えているという・・。(尖閣諸島の保全には覚悟がいる)

なるほど。では日本はどうか。沖縄を考えるまでもなく、日本では誰も「國防」とは考えない。ならば「国防」はできているのか。

この仕事からは、それすら盤石とはいえない・・。



参考 <鉄の大嵐>2011.11・03のブログから 


米国ではバトルオブオキナワを、Typhoon of Steel(鉄の大嵐)と呼ぶ。この言葉の響きから、米国の歴史で沖縄戦がどう伝わったかをまず日本人は感じるべき。(停泊中の米国艦にカミカゼが体当たりした)
太平洋戦争末期、沖縄がいかに悲惨な目に会ったか。本土で暮らす普通の日本人は、普通に知っている。筆者もその一人だった。だが米国生活が長くなり、自分が沖縄についてどれほど無知だったかを知った。

米国で沖縄は特別な存在である。昨年HBO(有力ケーブルテレビ)はスピルバーグ/トムハンクス制作の「PACIFIC」を放映した。番組は数々の賞を取り、ここでも触れた。ガダルカナルからミッドウエー海戦。さらに米軍の死者が日本軍を上回った硫黄島。そしてクライマックスの沖縄へと消耗していく中、実は沖縄戦は、日本が敵の大将首をとった戦いだった。

沖縄上陸の前に勝敗は決していた。だが米軍18万に対し、日本軍10万が最後の抵抗を試みた。日本軍最高指揮官の牛島満は、沖縄県民の避難を考慮したとされる。ところが本土までの輸送が不可能と判断され、逆に県民は残された楯になってしまった。結果9万の日本兵(つまり9割)と、最大15万人の沖縄県民が死んだ。しかし、米軍も司令長官のサイモンバックナー将軍が日本兵の機関砲の前に死んだ。彼は米軍戦死者の歴史で、現役兵だった人としては現在も最高位である。

司令長官を殺された米国の衝撃は大きかった。これが最終的に広島・長崎につながっていくとして、米軍死傷者は全軍18万人のうち6万人。この死傷者と、イラク戦争後に有名になった後遺症(Combat stress reaction)48%は今も米軍史上で最悪の数字である。これが米国にとっての「オキナワ」である。

これほどの犠牲を払った沖縄を、米国が簡単に手放す事はない。一方本土で安穏と暮らす現代の日本人のどれほどが沖縄が受けた衝撃をイメージできるだろうか。米軍に守られるのを当然と考え、沖縄は基地による経済効果があると多くの日本人は冷めている。だが日本人の沖縄認識がこの程度なら、日本はプエルトリコのような米国の特別保護区に格下げされるのがふさわしい。その方が民主党のいう「国益」に合致してるかもしれない。

日本にずっといたら、筆者自身ここまで沖縄に気を使うことを疑問に感じただろう。だが今は日本人として自分の無知を恥じている。沖縄は独立国として中途半端な安穏を優先した日本を選ぶか、苦しくとも、独立する気高さをもった日本を選ぶかの、日本人としての試金石だろう・・。








Memorandum
To: Supporters, Interested Parties

From: Jesse Benton, Chief Strategist

Date: May 15, 2012

Re: Paul Campaign Convention Strategy

Every day, I see firsthand how humbled and encouraged Dr. Paul is to have the enthusiastic support of so many who are committed to revitalizing our country.

Let me be very clear. Dr. Paul is NOT dropping out or suspending his campaign.

As Dr. Paul has previously stated, he is in this race all the way to the Republican National Convention in Tampa this August.

And he is deeply grateful for every resource he has been entrusted with to run an historic campaign that continues to defy all expectations.

Looking ahead, our campaign must honor that trust by maximizing our resources to ensure the greatest possible impact at the National Convention.

So while our campaign is no longer investing in the remaining primary states, we will continue to run strong programs at District and State Conventions to win more delegates and alternate delegates to the National Convention.

To this end, our campaign has several positive and realistic goals:

1) Having recently WON Maine, we believe we can win several more states.
2) We will win party leadership positions at both the state and national levels.
3) We will continue to grow our already substantial total of delegates.

We will head to Tampa with a solid group of delegates. Several hundred will be bound to Dr. Paul, and several hundred more, although bound to Governor Romney or other candidates, will be Ron Paul supporters.

Unfortunately, barring something very unforeseen, our delegate total will not be strong enough to win the nomination. Governor Romney is now within 200 delegates of securing the party’s nod. However, our delegates can still make a major impact at the National Convention and beyond.

All delegates will be able to vote on party rules and allow us to shape the process for future liberty candidates.

We are in an excellent position to make sure the Republican Party adds solid liberty issues to the GOP Platform, which our delegates will be directly positioned to approve. Our campaign is presently working to get several items up for consideration, including monetary policy reform, prohibitions on indefinite detention, and Internet freedom.

Finally, by sending a large, respectful, and professional delegation to Tampa, we will show the party and the country that not only is our movement growing and here to stay, but that the future belongs to us.

Dr. Paul will begin this new phase of the campaign this Friday by speaking and holding several events at the Minnesota State Convention. He has also recently accepted an invitation to speak at the Texas Convention, and we are busy scheduling appearances around other State Conventions later this month and into June.

As Dr. Paul stated in his message yesterday, this fight is NOT over. We will continue fighting and expanding, and“we will not stop until we have restored what once made America the greatest country in human history.”

But for Dr. Paul’s efforts in the remaining State Conventions to be successful, and to ensure we get as many Ron Paul delegates to Tampa as we can, he needs you to continue standing with him.

Along those lines, as you probably already know, the grassroots are holding a Money Bomb on Thursday, May 17. Any money raised from that Money Bomb will go toward winning delegates and finalizing our plans for Tampa.

As those plans for the National Convention come together, we will make sure all of our delegates, whether bound or unbound, get the information and aid they need.

Your support on May 17 will also help us reach more Americans with the solutions we know can restore our nation. Each person we add to our cause strengthens our movement for the critical work that awaits us beyond Tampa.

Dr. Paul, John Tate, myself, and the entire campaign staff know what incredible sacrifices have been made by each of our supporters.

Thank you for all of your hard work and your dedication to liberty. Together, we will champion Ron Paul and his message in Tampa, and we will lay the groundwork for future victories.
           


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