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  tkoind2 at 08:37 AM JST - 10th February

  Sad but true concept. If the LDP were sailing towards their own disasterous ending I think most of us would plan farewell celebrations. But the sad fact is that they may take all of us with them.

  There is way too much time left before elections and action is needed NOW, TODAY to address this crisis. But the LDP will just keep milking things until they sink. Why? Because they know very well that there are no capable parties to step into the void they will leave behind.

  Japan has no leadership of any discernable quality. Dark, VERY DARK times ahead.

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  smithinjapan at 09:38 AM JST - 10th February

  In a way, since the captain of the Titanic knowingly allowed the ship to sail without the number of required life raft, etc., it's a pretty apt metaphor. Mind you, the Titanic was a beautiful ship and its loss was tragic; that's where this little comparison ends. Nah, I'm thinking the LDP is more like rusty tanker full of cracks and holes, and carrying a lot of crap.

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  Wakarimasen at 09:54 AM JST - 10th February

  LDP will lose the next election and then come back in triumph. I am always amazed at the levels of incompetence right across Japanese society.

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  timorborder at 10:47 AM JST - 10th February

  And despite all the problems, the LDP will probably still be governing after the next election simply because the opposition parties are not able to organize themselves effectively.

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  Samuraiiki at 10:50 AM JST - 10th February

  Maybe he confused the Japan with the LDP.

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  mareo2 at 11:34 AM JST - 10th February

  First class is dancing and lower class is drowning on recession.

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  kwatt at 11:57 AM JST - 10th February

  It seems to me that old airplane of LDP is crashing down with birds as recession stalled engines and Pilot Aso says "Be cool. We are not dead yet. Let's change to another airplane in sky".

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  dennis0bauer at 12:22 PM JST - 10th February

  "potentially" now that is an understatement

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  realist at 01:13 PM JST - 10th February

  If he is right, then lets hope and pray that the LDP will also sink to the bottom of the ocean. The difference is that Titanic did not deserve to sink.

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  solarbuster at 01:19 PM JST - 10th February

  I don't think so Samuraiiki, do you think we need to arrange a meeting to talk about having a meeting to...................

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  Statistician at 01:34 PM JST - 10th February

  I'd say the analogy is probably more the Yamato. There were many survivors from the Titanic.

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  Nessie at 01:39 PM JST - 10th February

  Titanic: Women and children first LDP: Every man for himself

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  930148mike at 03:23 PM JST - 10th February

  Japanese voters are angry with the LDP and Prime Minister Aso over the twin issues of political gridlock and the worsening recession. The chief economist of Japan's central bank, Mr Kazuo Momma, has said that Japan's economy is deteriorating at a pace unseen in the past half century. This candid observation means less hope for a rapid recovery and more record falls in corporate profits and general employment. As for the LDP, the latest Asahi Shimbun poll shows that 42% of voters plan to support the DPJ and that only 22% would opt for the LDP. Ordinary voters want action from their government. They are tired of legislative stalemate, worsening unemployment, growing poverty and homelessness and spiralling levels of financial losses. The LDP itself may yet topple Prime Minister Aso if his ratings fall any lower. In the meantime, the DPJ is going from strength to strength in terms of its electoral appeal. Mr Watanabe's analogy of the "Titanic" and the LDP could yet prove to be accurate. The doomed ship sank and the increasingly-doomed political party will probably lose power.

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