ここに到って、終末論、人類滅亡説が現実味を帯びてきた。人類の有限性を思い悩み、自殺したアメリカの専門家(崩壊説の父 Michael C. Ruppert)もいるらしい。明日、紙幣が単なる紙切れになるなら。今までの価値観は一変し「ゆたかな社会」の定義も変わるだろう。今、ちやほやされている人たちの威信も落ちるかもしれない。代わりに人々は肥沃な土地と自然のゆたかさを再発見し、農作物をつくる教育が大事になってゆくだろう。気候とエネルギー源が変われば、すべてが変わる。つまり、ナオミ・クライン (Naomi Klein) の本のタイトルにつながっていく『これがすべてを変える――資本主義VS.気候変動』。
I visited Okinawa last month. Okinawa hosts 74 % of the U.S. bases on 0.6 % of the land. Despite overwhelming opposition, the Japanese government is taking the lead in efforts to build a new U.S. military base in Henoko Bay, emphasizing the deterrence value of the U.S. bases in Japan. Our policy makers want to proceed with the construction "shuku shuku to (calmly and solemnly)."
It is shockingly mindless and undemocratic to disregard the Okinawans' will. Here are some of useful websites on anti-U.S. base acitivities and protests (see the Japanese version – four of eleven sites are in English).
辺野古(新基地阻止)基金
[[http:tamutamu2011.kuronowish.com/sosikikin.htm|Tamu Tamu @ Kuro no wish]]
Economics of U.S. base redevelopment sway Okinawa mindset
[[http:www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/05/17/national/politics-diplomacy/economics-u-s-base-redevelopment-sway-okinawa-mindset/#.VWg8NFIppf6|Japan Times Journal]]
Looking at Flaws in the Henoko Landfill Permit Process from the Standpoint of the Right to Self-determination