Comments by "Promethean Allegory" (@prometheanevent) on "Japan's rising right-wing nationalism" video.

  1. I'd suggest that the nationalism in the U.S. (Trump) is more a reflection of pragmatic concerns -- not wishing to be taken advantage of in trade etc. many would argue that through the Obama administration, America's leaders seemed willing to sacrifice their citizens' interest to global ideological schemes. In this respect U.S. populism is less reactionary and often riddled with libertarian elements. Japan, from what I can see, has smaller but more radical movements with a strong emotionally driven concern to undo the effects of their loss of the second world war. America has had a non-stop "progressive" move to bigger and more centralized government over at least 100 years. While the pendulum occasionally swung back and forth, the general momentum has been left. The populism today is in many respects an attempt by many to merely say "stop!" There may be some common likeness between Japan's and other country's resurgent nationalism but there is plenty of difference as well.
    1