the Champion of Militarism
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The Champion of Militarism is a fictional debater in Nakae Chōmin’s political dialogue who advocates aggressive nationalism, imperial expansion, and rule by military strength.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | A Discourse by Three Drunkards on Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
Japan should expand to secure its interests
ⓘ
national survival depends on military strength ⓘ weak states are dominated by stronger powers ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
imperialism
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national power ⓘ state sovereignty ⓘ war and peace ⓘ |
| characterAlignment | pro-military ⓘ |
| characterType | political advocate ⓘ |
| contrastedWithCharacter |
the Champion of Liberalism
ⓘ
the Master of Ceremonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| createdBy | Nakae Chōmin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalOccupation | debater ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | the world of Nakae Chōmin’s political dialogue ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasDebatePartner | the Champion of Liberalism ⓘ |
| hasModerator | the Master of Ceremonies ⓘ |
| ideologyAdvocated |
aggressive nationalism
ⓘ
imperial expansionism ⓘ militarism ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Japanese ⓘ |
| literaryGenreContext |
dialogue
ⓘ
political philosophy ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | to present arguments for militarist and expansionist policies ⓘ |
| opposesIdeology |
liberal democracy
ⓘ
pacifism ⓘ |
| philosophicalStance | realist view of international relations ⓘ |
| represents |
expansionist nationalism in late 19th-century Japan
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militarist strand of Meiji-era political thought ⓘ |
| roleInWork | political dialogue ⓘ |
| settingOfDebate | drinking party ⓘ |
| supportsPolicy |
imperial expansion
ⓘ
rule by military strength ⓘ strong centralized military power ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
the dangers of militarist ideology
ⓘ
unrestrained pursuit of power ⓘ |
| usedByAuthorFor | critiquing militarism through dialogue ⓘ |
| workPublicationEra | Meiji period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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