[Manipulated public opinion]
Tomari Genpatsu (nuclear power plant) in Hokkaido is re-starting. 12 years ago, they had the same issue again.
At that time,Hokkaido power company and local government tried to manipulate the public opinion,which has been done for all the other nuc plants in Japan too. Most probably,to all the other nuc plants in the world.
Here are the templates that they prepared. If you have the same opinion,you are likely to be brain washed without noticing.
@maekitam
マエキタミヤコ
【北海道がヤラセ民主主義から脱するために1】泊3号機増設12年前「やらせ」。北電は全社を挙げて賛成意見を出すように指示していたことが1999年10月発覚。社員や社員の知人、グループ会社などに5000件を目標に賛成意見の指示。8.18東京新聞22面
10.1999,it turned out that Hokkaido power company ordered their employees,their surroundings,and sub-contract companies to submit 5000 of the pro-nuc “opinion”.
北電は全社を挙げ、社員、社員の知人、グループ会社などに指示し、道内5カ所「道民の意見を聴く会」それぞれ30人程度を応募させ傍聴人として定員の半数を動員するよう求めていた。
Power company ordered their stakeholders to send attendance to the town meetings to be held at 5 places in Hokkaido.The average number of the attendance was about 30.They were required to cover about half of all the audience.
北電の全社を挙げた指示文書は「極秘」の判が押され「提出する意見には泊3号機増設に賛成の主旨がはっきりわかるように簡潔に記述する」と丁寧な指導も添えられていた。
The company command document was treated as confidential.It included the guideline to tell “Submit brief and clear opinion to support the new building project of unit3,Tomari genpatsu.”
用意された賛成意見のひな形は「泊3号機の増設は絶対必要です。風力や太陽光などで電気を確保できるとは考えられない」など架空の道民5人の意見を紹介。
The templates of the opinion was like “Tomari genpatsu definitely needs unit3.It is impossible to reply on wind power or solar power.” It was totally a set-up opinion.
北電作、市民意見のひな形。ぜんそく気味27歳女性会社員「電気は原子力に頼るしかないと思います。空気の悪い所には住めず両親も私のために勤務地を変えたほどです。かけがえのない地球を守るには、石油や石炭に頼ってはいけないと思います」
Another template “27 years old,female office worker.having asthma.[I think we have to reply on nuclear power.I can’t live in the place of polluted air.My parents even moved house for my asthma.To save our ecology,we mustn’t reply on coal or oil power.] ”
42歳パート女性「原発を危険だと考えていた。原爆と原発は一緒だと思い込み、説明を聞いて原発はどうやっても爆弾になり得ないと教えられました」
More template “42 years old ,female,part time worker [I used to think nuc was dangerous,I couldn’t distinguish atomic bomb and nuclear power.but listening to the explanation,I learnt nuc plant can never become like a bomb.”
source;Tokyo shimbun 8/18/2011 page.22