著者

野村 浩也

出版者

広島修道大学

雑誌

広島修大論集. 人文編 (ISSN:03875873)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.42, no.1, pp.211-233, 2001-09-28

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This paper discusses the danger involved in the declaration by Okinawans themselves that "Okinawans are also aggressors". The question of whether Okinawans are aggressors or not is first and foremost completely irrelevant. The reality lies in the fact that the problem surrounding Japanese aggression is difficult one to budge. Nonetheless, many Japanese have read this declaration as an opportunity to lighten their own sense of responsibility. This is the first danger that I would like to point out. The second danger is that many Japanese read this declaration as one which does not question their own responsibility as aggressors. The logic behind this is, "not only are Japanese aggressors, but so are Okinawans". The reason for this is that the word victim is completely missing, and the fact that Japanese should take responsibility is not even questioned. This is the politics involved in the making of an accomplice. In other words, the allegation that "Okinawans are also aggressors" holds the danger of evoking a political effect which blurs and ignores Japanese responsibility. In this paper, I will analyze the text of one Japanese sociologist to examine this problem.