Saito and Tachibana Expose Dangers of SNS-Driven Elections

Hyogo Prefectural Gubernatorial Election Called a “SNS Theatrical Election

In the first place, what does it matter whether a whistleblower is having an affair or not? Tachibana’s logic seems to be that “you can’t trust what a person who is having an affair says,” but on November 10, 2010, he posted on Twitter (now X): “I also had an affair when I was an NHK employee,

On November 10, 2010, he wrote on Twitter (now X), “I also had an affair when I was an NHK employee. I had an affair with a certain announcer’s ex-wife.

I also had an affair with a certain announcer’s ex-wife when I was an NHK employee,” he posted. By Tachibana’s logic, he himself is untrustworthy.

 

Also, when the affair of Yuichiro Tamaki, the representative of the Democratic Party of Japan, was revealed, he wrote in X on November 11, 2011

《A person who is having an affair is an honest person who is highly capable and honestly follows his or her own romantic feelings! And because they feel guilty, they take care of their spouse! Adultery is God’s natural order!

And so on and so forth, he is endorsing adultery.

Then, the former prefectural director is a highly competent and honest person. Well, that’s something.

However, many people in Hyogo Prefecture were misled by Tachibana’s information. A little research would have revealed this, but they believed the information on social networking services and did not question it. As a result, Mr. Saito returned to the governorship.

Many people say, “This is the will of the people.

However, the will of the people is not always right, and it is clear that the will of the people was distorted in this case. The investigation by the Article 100 Committee is still ongoing, and Saito is now suspected of violating the Public Offices Election Law. The outcome of the investigation has been postponed until this year.

The Hyogo Prefecture gubernatorial election was described as a “SNS theatrical election,” but it was an election that was so much influenced by SNS hoaxes that it could be called a “demagogue election. Some have called it the worst election in history.

 

Furthermore, on SNS, the old media was accused of “biased reporting,” “many lies,” “withholding information,” and so on, The old media are accused of “biased reporting,” “lying,” “hiding information,” etc., and the cry goes up that “the truth is on the Internet.

However, as I have said many times before, the old media do not just broadcast information as it is. They always interview the source to get the “inside story. If they cannot get the truth, they will not report it. Of course, there is misinformation.

In such cases, however, we do not just leave the information as it is. We always correct and apologize. This is because the responsibility is clear. This is a big difference from social networking sites.

The “Motohiko Saito problem” has continued over the years. I hope that “justice” will prevail in the end. ……