After many twists and turns, 64-year-old sanae takaichi finally became Japan's first female prime minister.
According to common sense, the Liberal Democratic Party, as the current ruling party in Japan, will automatically become the Prime Minister of Japan and form a new cabinet if there is no accident.
This time it was a “accident”.
On the surface, the reason for the twists and turns is that the coalition ruling Komeito Party of Japan withdrew from the political alliance that had been maintained for 26 years on the grounds of "unfavorable rectification". As a result, Takashi must find another partner in a short period of time. If not, there will be a risk of failing to pass the next election of the Prime Minister of the Senate and House of Representatives.
In the end, takaichi sanae and Taro Aso pulled into a far-right party called the Reform Society (that is, the party of Taro Ishihei, a Chinese-Japanese politician who was sanctioned a while ago), and finally narrowly missed the next prime minister's nomination election.
So we see that the high-market early-size cabinet, or will form the most right-wing government of post-war Japan.
However, in private, some people have analyzed that the reason why Takashi Saami experienced twists and turns may be inseparable from Japan's traditional atmosphere of "misogyny", which even modern Japanese are unwilling to admit.
However, even Takashi Zaomiao has been promoting populism and passionately calls for "a return to traditional values." Insisting on opposing couples having different surnames and opposing the female emperor, acting more "traditional" than the most conservative middle-aged and elderly men, to a large extent, perhaps also to try hard to bridge this "misogyny" emotion.
However, let's say it again, have you noticed that in recent years, except Japan, most of the right-wing party leaders of various factions in the whole western world, especially Europe, are women?
For example, the French far-right party known as “Europe Trump” and the leader of the National League, Marine Le Pen.
Look at the Alternative for Germany leader with typical Germanic looks and figure, Alice Weidel. Some jokingly called her a "moustache without a moustache".
There is also the highly mysterious Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, whose party chairman she is, the ruling Italian party called the Brotherhood Party.
Though the Italian Brotherhood has been trying to shut down its relationship with fascism after entering the mainstream politics, if you listen to Meloni’s speeches on immigration and domestic affairs, you may not be able to lift up your right arm.
With regard to the “political” aspects, everyone must have known a certain amount of time ago.
“Right” is referred to as conservative, representing traditional and old ideas; “Left” is also referred to as radical, representing revolution and new ideas.
For example, the modern feminist movement, affirmative action movement, especially the earliest and far-reaching women's participation in politics movement, were all led by the left-wing camp.
So, this makes people feel strange. Why are the current leaders of far-right parties that advocate conservatism always women?
It is clear that for a politician the purity of ideology is far less important than the consideration of real interests.
When right-wing policies are more conducive to reaching high positions, they will not hesitate to turn to the right; conversely, when left-wing policies are conducive to gaining power, they will often briefly show some moderate tendencies.
Of course, at this stage, for these female politicians, choosing the right wing, especially the far right, can usually get to high positions faster and easier.
Moreover, once they choose the right wing, they often go to extremes. In many aspects, we must appear tougher than men and must not be moderate or gentle. Otherwise, not only will it be difficult to make any identifying characteristics, but conservative voters will not buy her account at all.
Therefore, the right wing women are more likely to find what "iron lady" or "strong woman".
Typically, let’s look at Le Pen.
Her father, Le Pen, is a veteran right-wing politician. But in terms of poll support rate and media influence, old Le Pen is far inferior to this strong daughter.
Young Le Pen and her father
In addition to the circumstances of that year, especially the immigration and energy crisis in France, which has not been as acute as it is today, Le Pen’s female identity is indeed largely inseparable.
For example, some extreme conservative values, men can’t say it at all, men say it is naked discrimination, will bring about disgust. However, if a woman politician, people who hold opposition and attitude, their resistance will not be strong.
In the same vein, move to the issue of race. Imagine if a white man says there is a problem with a black person, even if he is not a racist, he will inevitably be labeled as a racist. But if a black man accuses black people of a problem, it's no big deal.
For this reason, if you let a man be the leader of a far-right party, it will inevitably scare away the centrists and moderates, leading to more intense antagonism.
But if you change a woman, right-wing groups will actively vote for her because they support right-wing views. At the same time, it is not ruled out that people outside the right wing will have a good impression of her "Iron Maiden" personality and also vote for her. Even if some of her remarks are outrageous, people tend to show higher tolerance.
So, leading a party that claims to be “politically incorrect” by a woman, or even a radical issue raised by a woman, is usually more acceptable than men.
In addition, we have discovered that the vast majority of countries in the world will always choose women’s “she” when calling their homeland – the feminist of the national community.
In short, letting women serve as leading figures is mainly a strategy for right-wing parties to obtain political resources. There is no inevitable connection with the actual status of women in the country.
In the final analysis, without solving the problem of who will do the work and how to do it well, all left or right ideologies will inevitably be empty talk.
Original articles, without authorization, refuse to reproduce and modify in all forms!