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2022-03-13 "Fogy rules the world" [長年日記]

"Fogy rules the world"

I realize this phrase deeply.

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There is the following phrase in one of the books I read before.

All ideals , whether of the right (right-wing) or the left (left-wing), are traced to the immortal -- the state.

I remember being impressed when I was a teenager and thinking, 'I see'.

The human body does not last more than 100 years.

Therefore, they seek their dependence on the nation.

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Of course, "nation" here does not mean land.

They are political power, or ideology, or religion.

However, the "nation" also dies quite easily.

Any nation become easy to die, which is why studying history is such an enormous and tedious task.

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The death of a nation is an inevitable part of history.

However, I can understand why an old person might think, 'I don't want to see the death of a nation, only to see it end in my generation'.

And as a rule, people cannot change themselves.

It takes an enormous amount of energy to change.

It is painful to incorporate changing values into your life. It is intense pain -- I know it well.

And old people are more likely to become "power" itself than young people.

After all, they are very experienced.

And old people in power have no hesitation in changing the rules (retirement and term of office).

Thus, the power of the old person increases in a snowball-like fashion.

And old people who cannot adapt to the changing times and values become a blight on society -- "fogy".

Thus,

"Fogy rules the world"

is completed. I realize this, watching the news of the Russian military invasion of Ukraine.

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I reaffirm that my remaining an "old man without power" is, in itself, of great value.

Today, I am still contributing to "world peace".