How many of those old Japanese people supported the very governments that fucked things up and were against the opposing parties that tried to fix things?
I don't know as much about Japan, but I know in the west propaganda has a huge role in this. The ruling class always do everything they can to establish the idea of their legitimacy and competence. These are everyday people, without a mind for politics and economics, that have been promised if they support society, society will support them. It's a contract of sorts and they've fulfilled their part of it, which is part of what makes it hard to change even if competent people were in charge.
Sadly, anyone foolish enough to give the responsibility of their care onto the state, deserves any ill fate they get. It's the Japanese men who were against this but who were forced to pay significant taxes toward the state that I have sympathy for.
I don't know as much about Japan, but I know in the west propaganda has a huge role in this. The ruling class always do everything they can to establish the idea of their legitimacy and competence. These are everyday people, without a mind for politics and economics, that have been promised if they support society, society will support them. It's a contract of sorts and they've fulfilled their part of it, which is part of what makes it hard to change even if competent people were in charge.
Sadly, anyone foolish enough to give the responsibility of their care onto the state, deserves any ill fate they get. It's the Japanese men who were against this but who were forced to pay significant taxes toward the state that I have sympathy for.