World War II gave the world a big-show demonstrating the unique sense of self-sacrifice running through the Japanese character. While stories have dramatically featured the act of Seppuku through the ages, nothing quite drives home the spectacle aspect of Nipponese suicide as the image of the kamikaze pilot careening to certain death in hopes of claiming some explosive flaming victory and honor for the life sacrificed.
Kamikaze emerged as a tactic when reason indicated foregone outcome of World War II. Today, we are witnessing a national-scope Kamikaze theater as Japan tries to unleash and ignite inflation to wash away the spreading, darkening, dishonorable stain of profound Loss due to decades of wildly imprudent debt expansion. Japan's dynamic government+financial empire may now be symbolized as a screaming earthbound kamikaze plane, bearing all the nation's citizens as sacrificial passengers. Incoming!
The impact of Kamikaze fighting was uncertain in its opening act. As preventive and corrective action improved the threat was contained. Once again, we cannot be sure of the impact as Japan races to commit financial suicide. One hopes that our own powers that be can see the falling plane aimed right at our financial munitions cache and have solid preparation in place to deflect or meet it.
