Lot of people, and not just on the left, don't understand that a president is not a dictator and cannot just do things his way. The thing that makes deep state so deadly is the entrenched nature of it, and if a normal president fights it, well we have seen the results in the past.
A great way to see this depicted in a TV show is a Japanese TV series from 70s called "The Unfettered Shogun"
This is about a young Shogun (second only to Emperor in Japan at that time), who comes to power and then realises that every aspect of the society is corrupt to the core and normal people are being screwed from every side. The state of the government is pretty much like what we call "Deep State".
In each episode he takes on one of these Deep State agents and with the help of his two trusted Ninjas, and good town folks who want to help him. H disguises himself and mingles with the people, collects intel from his Ninjas, and exposes the criminals in the most satisfying manner. His close friend who is a normal citizen keeps asking why he cannot change things directly, as a Shogun, but slowly understands why as he sees things getting cleaned up.
The show reminds me of Trump (Shogun), the Whitehats (Ninjas), the Deep State (corrupt officials), and Patriots (Those townsfolk who help him).
Its a wonderful and wholesome show, freely available with English subtitles on the archive site.
FYI, I know a bit about Japanese history myself. Tokogawa essentially created and embedded the J deep state in the entire national system. He was the third in a series of individuals who attempted to unify the warring fiefs into a single national system - Nobunaga - Hideyoshi - Tokugawa.
Hideyoshi was Nobunaga's right hand man, and pledged to protect and lift up Nobunaga's son should Nobunaga die. When Nobunaga died, Hideyoshi promptly executed the son, and claimed the top for himself. Tokugawa was Hideyoshi's right hand man, and pledged..... (repeat).
So Tokugawa set up a system so that no one could remove or replace his descendents. The Ultimate Deep State, part and parcel of the Japanese culture that exists until today.
Excellent book about his in Japan, it is the System that rules, not the people, and not the politicians.
Tokugawa is generally celebrated as a national hero, but his shogunate essentially created the first 15-minute towns. The entire nation was divided up into fiefs, and no one could legally travel outside of one's own fief without specific permission from the shogunate, etc. The common folk literally could not travel.
The entire Japanese nation (and people) were in lockdown for centuries. There were of course many positive aspects in their lives, but the entire system was all set up to prevent any possible regime change.
Well, change DID come, at the time of the Meiji restoration. Interesting movie (fiction) set at that time, worth watching. The Last Samurai - Tom Cruise.
The rakuten site is a curious one. It sources goods from individual sellers like a portal. To get stuff from overseas, you need to sign up for a special rakuten service, where your goods are shipped by the Japanese merchant to a Japanese address, which then dispatches the goods to your overseas address.
Lot of people, and not just on the left, don't understand that a president is not a dictator and cannot just do things his way. The thing that makes deep state so deadly is the entrenched nature of it, and if a normal president fights it, well we have seen the results in the past.
A great way to see this depicted in a TV show is a Japanese TV series from 70s called "The Unfettered Shogun"
This is about a young Shogun (second only to Emperor in Japan at that time), who comes to power and then realises that every aspect of the society is corrupt to the core and normal people are being screwed from every side. The state of the government is pretty much like what we call "Deep State".
In each episode he takes on one of these Deep State agents and with the help of his two trusted Ninjas, and good town folks who want to help him. H disguises himself and mingles with the people, collects intel from his Ninjas, and exposes the criminals in the most satisfying manner. His close friend who is a normal citizen keeps asking why he cannot change things directly, as a Shogun, but slowly understands why as he sees things getting cleaned up.
The show reminds me of Trump (Shogun), the Whitehats (Ninjas), the Deep State (corrupt officials), and Patriots (Those townsfolk who help him).
Its a wonderful and wholesome show, freely available with English subtitles on the archive site.
I want to see this made into an anime now.
What a fabulous recommendation!
Sounds like a cool show.
Wow. So keen to watch that.
FYI, I know a bit about Japanese history myself. Tokogawa essentially created and embedded the J deep state in the entire national system. He was the third in a series of individuals who attempted to unify the warring fiefs into a single national system - Nobunaga - Hideyoshi - Tokugawa.
Hideyoshi was Nobunaga's right hand man, and pledged to protect and lift up Nobunaga's son should Nobunaga die. When Nobunaga died, Hideyoshi promptly executed the son, and claimed the top for himself. Tokugawa was Hideyoshi's right hand man, and pledged..... (repeat).
So Tokugawa set up a system so that no one could remove or replace his descendents. The Ultimate Deep State, part and parcel of the Japanese culture that exists until today.
Excellent book about his in Japan, it is the System that rules, not the people, and not the politicians.
https://productimages.worldofbooks.com/0679728023.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Enigma_of_Japanese_Power
Very interesting, thanks
Tokugawa is generally celebrated as a national hero, but his shogunate essentially created the first 15-minute towns. The entire nation was divided up into fiefs, and no one could legally travel outside of one's own fief without specific permission from the shogunate, etc. The common folk literally could not travel.
The entire Japanese nation (and people) were in lockdown for centuries. There were of course many positive aspects in their lives, but the entire system was all set up to prevent any possible regime change.
Well, change DID come, at the time of the Meiji restoration. Interesting movie (fiction) set at that time, worth watching. The Last Samurai - Tom Cruise.
I have loved works that take place in this era of Japan ever since I played "Nobunaga's Ambition" on the NES in 1990.
Thanks for the recommendation Bubble! Looks like It’s a long running show. Where should we start?
Start from the very beginning
FYI, slightly better resolution:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJhmV_Bdne4
Only two episodes (1 and 2)
Boy, they love their jidaigeki (period dramas):
This one has more than 800 episodes! (12 series!)
http://agua.jpn.org/film/note5.html
DVDs available, but unlikely to have English subs.
www.amazon.co.jp/吉宗評判記-暴れん坊将軍-第一部-傑作選-DVD/dp/B000FVGPT4
search.rakuten.co.jp/search/mall/暴れん坊将軍
Yeah I started with those 2 episodes and couldn't find the rest anywhere else.
I hope the DVDs ship internationally. Would help practice my Japanese.
The rakuten site is a curious one. It sources goods from individual sellers like a portal. To get stuff from overseas, you need to sign up for a special rakuten service, where your goods are shipped by the Japanese merchant to a Japanese address, which then dispatches the goods to your overseas address.
https://globalexpress.rakuten.co.jp/?lang=en
Haven't used this next service, but it's there...
https://neokyo.com/en
Well said as usual bubble. Vid won’t play for me anyone else