tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post9164854340748459288..comments2023-10-09T00:45:55.603+09:00Comments on Shisaku: Abe Shinzo's Virtual ReferendumMTChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04626942240117432624noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post-82083856854542453512014-06-13T14:13:07.112+09:002014-06-13T14:13:07.112+09:00It could happen. New Komeito has always seemed tha...It could happen. New Komeito has always seemed that some vestige of democracy. But maybe the whispers of a snap election are just one of the threats to NK. Listening to Iijima in DC one could be justified in believing that the LDP will use any and all means to intimidate the NK into submission. An election would not be a good idea for NK. ArmchairAsianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post-70652282541304064742014-06-13T11:09:38.863+09:002014-06-13T11:09:38.863+09:00One small quibble: "lay religious" isn&#...One small quibble: "lay religious" isn't an oxymoron. "Lay" does not mean 'secular'; it merely means 'not a member of the clergy'. So a "lay religious" orginization is one consisting of ordinary, non-ordained believers, as opposed to priests, monks, or nuns.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post-88684132824331057452014-06-13T08:48:31.596+09:002014-06-13T08:48:31.596+09:00A friend recently remarked that the relationship b...A friend recently remarked that the relationship between the LDP and NK is the relationship between Gian and Suneo.<br /><br />This explains everything.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00697590799264033939noreply@blogger.com