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Before former US President Trump leaves office、There was an agreement with the Taliban to withdraw.。Since his successor, current President Biden, announced that the complete withdrawal would be completed by September 11, 2021.、The Taliban's major offensive began in no time.、Finally yesterday the 15th、Afghan President Ghani has fled the country。Finally, Afghanistan returns to the Taliban.、2001The US plan to start a war in Afghanistan in the wake of the September 11, 2011 terrorist attacks on the US came to nothing.、It is reported that。

Afghanistan is far from us。Speaking of topics、The late Dr. Tetsu Nakamura not only provided medical care for the Afghan people.、They were devoting themselves to building irrigation canals for their daily livelihood.、2019Wasn't it just that he was shot dead by anti-government guerrillas in 2007?。But、Since the world is connected in every sense、The situation in Afghanistan cannot be unrelated to our lives.。

In 2003, the United States attacked Iraq, calling it the "axis of evil."。Overthrow the Hussein regime (the "weapons of mass destruction" that was the pretext remained undiscovered)、After that, the IS (Islamic State) withdrew, so to speak, and left it alone.、Spreading like weeds in a wasteland、The terror that drove people into fear (it's not over yet) is still fresh in my memory.。2010It started from、A large number of refugees have occurred, including after the so-called "Middle East Spring."、From the Middle East to Europe、It is still a very big problem。The number of refugees is said to be greater than during World War II.。This time too, it was a “disastrous event far away.”、Our lives didn't seem to be directly affected.。

I think this insensitivity is the biggest threat.。North Korea and South Korea、China and Taiwan。What would we do if a refugee situation were to occur here?、Isn't there something we should think about?。I don't think I'll have the time to draw at that time.。Even if we take measures against coronavirus、It's easy to criticize the government for being too late.。But、After all, we are the ones who have created such a government.。It is a mistake to expect the government to think about things we do not think about.、About this summer's "Defeat Memorial Day"、I thought again。

The title means something like ``How can I become a person who thinks things through?''。Critical means "critical"、Japanese-like、Rather than feeling like I'm against it、"I don't trust people's words easily.、Don't take things for granted. Don't pander to others.、The nuance of "thinking for yourself" seems to be stronger.。In Europe and America、Apparently they are trained to do this since childhood.。

"Think for yourself"。That's obvious、Even Japan is doing it、I think so。But、The current situation is that it is difficult for people to get to the point where they can ``present in public'' what they have come up with.。If you announce it, there will be reactions.。Not all things are positive。Both the presenter and the critic deepen their thinking.、The “content” of what you think with your head will deepen.。that's why、Publishing is a very important process.。

It is difficult to give presentations in Japanese schools.。Even if there is、Biased only in a certain direction、I also hear that people tend to have only favorable opinions.。Under such circumstances, it takes a lot of courage to dare to express an opposing opinion or question.。Teacher too、Are they afraid that children who express opposing opinions will be isolated?、Gather it in the right place。It would probably take some strength on the part of the teacher to take it a few steps further.。For example, NHK's "thorough discussion" is always far from "thorough".、I always think that it's probably because a similar psychology works.。

refute your opponent、Those who were able to persuade、In other words, it doesn't necessarily mean that the person who wins the argument is right.、That doesn't mean it's a good opinion.。反対意見によって自分の見落としや考えの足りないところを考え直し、双方ともよりよい意見になることが良い討論であり、そういう謙虚な姿勢があれば、最終的に意見が一致する、しないに関わらず、それぞれより深い考えに発展する。

その意味で反対意見は貴重で、大切なものだ。But、当然ながら発表することがなければ反対意見など出るわけはない。こうした発表と討論の訓練を経ることで、発表する前によく考えるようになり、発表した後にもさらによく考えるようになる。In Japan、選良中の選良であるはずの大臣ですら、このことがよく出来ていないのではないか、と思うことがけっして少なくないのが残念である。

中学生の時に、テレビで見たメキシコオリンピックの陸上男子200mの表彰式で、1位と2位のアメリカの黒人選手が国旗掲揚場面で下を向き、黒い手袋をつけた右腕を突き上げ続けたシーンを今も鮮明に覚えている。今年（2021）読んだ、彼らへのインタビュー記事では、3位になったオランダの白人選手には表彰式前に相談し、賛同を得ての行動だったという。As expected、After this、彼らはオリンピックのアメリカチームから追放された。

「これが現実の世界なのか。オリンピックは約束された世界の一部に過ぎないんだ」と深くわたしの心に刻まれたシーンだった。since、オリンピックだけでなく、世界を見るわたしの眼は変わった。1964年東京オリンピックでの女子バレーボールでの日本勝利に感動した菅首相が、自分と同じ感動をさせたいと、2021年コロナ禍下の日本国民に押しつけた「東京オリンピック2020」への視線とは180度違う眼に。

Even so、日本選手のメダルラッシュが続いたせいか、日本のマスコミはすっかりオリンピック一色の報道になった。まるで太平洋戦争当時の「軍令部発表」（誤解のないように言っておくが、わたしは戦後の生まれである）の「軍艦マーチ」が嵐の「カイト」にすり替わっただけで、国威発揚の風景そのものは当時と大して変わらないように見える。

日本だけではないが、いい成績を出した選手が国旗をマントのように翻して報道陣の前に立つ。誇らしいと思う選手もいるだろうし、渋々という選手もいただろう。競技団体からの要請もあるのかもしれない。but、国旗を身にまとう行為自体に、「アスリート・ファースト」を掲げる主催者の言葉との矛盾をわたしは感じてしまうのである。