記憶力はしっかりしていると強がる８１歳と、３年前のことは忘れたと平気で言う７０歳
アメリカのバイデン大統領は、８１歳で、たびたび記憶力の衰えを指摘されているが、自分は大丈夫だ、と言い張っている。
アメリカのバイデン大統領の自宅などから副大統領だった当時の機密文書が見つかった問題で、（中略）ハー特別検察官は「バイデン氏の記憶が著しく限られている。自分の息子が死亡したのがいつかも明確に覚えていなかった」などと指摘し、バイデン氏が高齢であることや記憶力の弱さから、故意の行いだと立証することが難しいとして訴追を見送ったと説明しました。（中略）
これに対し、バイデン大統領は8日夜、ホワイトハウスで急きょ記者会見を開き、「訴追しないという結論に至ったことは喜ばしい」と述べました。
一方で、息子の死亡した時期に特別検察官が言及したことについては「何を理由に言及するのか。自分の息子がいつ亡くなったのかなど、誰に言われなくてもわかっている」と怒りをあらわにするとともに、「私の記憶力は正常だ」と反論しました。
民主党が、このように記憶力を疑われる人を次の大統領候補にたてるのはどうかと思う。実際、彼の高齢を危惧するアメリカ人は多い。
一方で、日本には、３年前のことなど覚えていない、と公言する、７０歳の大臣がいる。
逆バイデン。
彼が若い頃に、こんな政治家を見たらどう思っただろうか。
高校家庭科の学習指導要領は、生徒が「契約の重要性」を理解するよう強調しているし、学校現場でも先生たちは被害に遭わぬ心構えを実例を挙げて説く。
（中略）
さきの衆院選で世界平和統一家庭連合(旧統一教会)から支援を受けていたとの疑惑をめぐり、盛山氏は当初、推薦確認書への署名を「はっきりした記憶がない」と釈明した。
ところが追及が重なると「軽率にサインしたというのはおっしゃるとおりだ」に変わり、きのうの国会では「記憶がまったくない」に逆戻りした。
各種団体から、200通を超す推薦書を受けたが「すべて破棄した」とも答えている。
およそ契約というものに無頓着で、政策にもさほど思い入れがないと受け止められよう。
この人なら借用証にも無造作にサインするかもしれない。
タイトル画像は、「旧統一教会の関連団体 自民党議員と「推薦確認書」取り交わす」NHK,2022/10/20より引用
An 81-year-old politician claims to have a good memory, and a 70-year-old politician brazenly says he has forgotten what he did three years ago.
President Biden of the United States is 81 years old and has often been criticized for his declining memory, but he insists that he is fine.
In the issue of classified documents found in U.S. President Biden's home and other places when he was vice president, (omitted) Special Prosecutor Herr said, "Mr. Biden's memory is severely limited. He could not clearly remember the time of his son's death.
He explained that he decided not to prosecute Mr. Biden because of his advanced age and weak memory, making it difficult to prove that the act was intentional. (omitted).
In response, President Biden held a hastily-called press conference at the White House on the evening of February 8 and said, "I am pleased that they have reached the conclusion that I will not be prosecuted."
On the other hand, he said, "What is the reason for the special prosecutor's reference to the time of his son's death? I know when my son died without anyone telling me," he said angrily, adding, "My memory is normal."
I don't think it would be appropriate for the Democratic Party to nominate someone with such questionable memory as their next presidential candidate. In fact, many Americans are concerned about his advanced age.
On the other hand, in Japan there is a 70-year-old minister who professes to not remember what happened three years ago.
Biden's opposite. What would he have thought if he had seen a politician like this when he was young?
The curriculum guidelines for high school home economics classes emphasize that students understand the "importance of contracts," and teachers at schools use examples to explain how to be prepared to avoid becoming victims.
(omitted)
Regarding suspicions that he had received support from the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (formerly the Unification Church) in the recent House of Representatives election, Moriyama initially explained that he had no clear recollection of signing the nomination confirmation form.
However, when the matter was questioned, the statement changed to, "As you said, I signed the document carelessly," and yesterday, in the Diet, he reverted to "I have no recollection of it at all." He received more than 200 letters of recommendation from various organizations, but he said he had "discarded them all." It can be seen that he is indifferent to contracts and doesn't really care about his policy.
He might just casually sign the loan document.
Title image is quoted from "Former Unification Church-related group exchanges 'recommendation confirmation' with Liberal Democratic Party members," NHK, 2022/10/20