Disappointed with the Ugliest Debate

It was too heavy for the Japanese to see the ugliest debate ever in the Presidential race of the country that is designated by Prime Minister as the indispensable ally. Over the TV footage coming through Pacific Ocean, they saw possibly next President of the United States were insulting each other on a lewd conversation recorded over a decade ago. It is not unlikely that the Japanese realize U.S. Presidency as filled with kinky desire for sexual assault.

There was a few notifications in Japan when the “locker room talk” was revealed by U.S. media, which were fundamentally against that GOP candidate. But, the impact of the conversation was sensational. “I’m automatically attracted to beautiful women – I just start kissing them, it’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do it. They let you do it. You can do anything --, Grab’em by the pussy,” was it. Even a biased Japanese who believes U.S. guys would be as wild as animal had to be embarrassed.

What made Donald Trump a beast was referring to past sex scandal of former President who was a spouse of his counterpart. “If you look at Bill Clinton, far worse. Mine were words and his was action. What he’s done to women, there’s never been anybody in the history of politics in this nation that’s been so abusive to women,” said Trump. The pot called the kettle black. Hillary Clinton retaliated with denouncement that Trump was unfit for President and Commander in Chief.

Mainichi Shimbun raised a headline “Degraded Dignity of Presidential Election” for its editorial on Wednesday. “What a deplorable scene it was. Two competitors for next Presidency started policy argument without shaking hands, and with no detailed discussion, they entered into insulting personality of each other,” described the article. While the paper more criticized Trump than his counterpart of his unfitness for President, it also disappointed with Hillary losing temper with consistent intimidation from the other side.

It is preferable for Japan that possible President who can be requiring Japan further payment for security support of U.S. Force will be dropped out from the Presidential race. But, confidence on Hillary Clinton declines as she is involved in ugly discussion with Trump. One thing unclear is whether sober U.S. citizens will be more concerned internal politics than international relations that have to be critical for a small island nation in Northeast Asia.