Previously, I argued a conclusion that "there is no reason to restrict defense spending within 1%. It is just a rounded number.
However, Now our country is going to historical change the policy of defense spending.
It is double expand plan of defense spending, that is equal to 2% of GDP.
As far as I watch, there is few strong public outcry.
If we had been in 1960's, more than three hundred thousand people would have surrounded around National Diet Building, a riot occurred, and the cabinet collapsed. However time have changed.
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I think that (some) opposition parties are absolutely right that they say that the movement and ruling parties try to increase in military...or defense spending, and induce to revise the Constitution.
However, it is true that we can think seriously about defense spending and constitution reform at t times life these.
(Incidentally, I think that I am "left wing" with deviation score of about 52, like advocating the strength of cyber military, and being basically "Constitutionalists")
Like children who come to be blue, watching a pile of homework at the last week in summer vacation, now we are starting to open the textbook, leaving for long time.