Warum gibt es in Japan weiterhin Fehlinformationen wie „Ausländer werden eher von Straftaten freigesprochen“? Vier Gründe, warum es wichtig ist, sich zu fragen, wie sich das, was wir hören, von der Realität unterscheiden kann, wenn man Japans nationale Debatte über Ausländer betrachtet
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/9fc5ce338becbdcbe520eb8cfca47f466316f58e?page=1
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This is easy! Prosecutorial opacity breeds conspiracy. Japan’s prosecution system is: extremely opaque/discretion-heavy/rarely explained. Also, Resentment fills explanatory gaps. How do you explain something to someone when from the start, they DGAF.
> „foreigners are more likely to be acquitted of crimes“
Maybe because they’re more likely to be falsely accused
Because misinformation is easier to both produce and digest than the truth in most cases. There would have to be significant investment just in regulating information to get rid of misinformation. Why deal with that when actual policy building is not affected? We just need to worry if there is significant misinformation coming from the ruling party, which if you look carefully, isn’t at least in a big way
Why does the misinformation such as „foreigners are more likely to be acquitted of crimes“ persist in Japan?
Netouyo bots are flooding the zone.
Taking advantage of them vs us mentality is an easy tool to gain support. You guys are already seeing it in fiction but whenever humanity has a common enemy, they would unite easily. Foreigners are not animals or aliens so it is a bit trickier, but with enough false information, you can paint them as something not human, and that going against them has a just cause.
Life in Japan is getting worse and worse. Instead of blaming themselves, they blame others to gain support, while (probably) trying to improve the living conditions of people underneath.
Blaming foreigners is a very effective tool. The struggling Japanese government would be a fool if they are not using it.