The Seven Damning Sins of Soka Gakkai-Komeito
The Ever Increasing Danger--Blind Obedience
The most dangerous aspect of Soka Gakkai's behaviour style is the to
make a kind of blind obedience the principle upon which their organization
is built. Just here because of the similarity to the leader principle used
by Hitler, it is necessary to make reference to his tactics. In order
to regiment the support of the masses, Hilter indoctrinated them with the
myths which he manufactured and which he constantly emphasized and reiterated
and he directed attention to the fact that the power of a political party
was created and sustained by the blind obedience of its members to their
leader. In a fascist syled political party the larger the number
of blind followers, the better it is for the party. Watching the
Komeito and Soka Gakkai in action, we must say their tendency in this direction
is indeed great. They always say: "This has been decided by means
of discussion", "this decision arose spontaneously among the party rank
and file," but it is quite doubtful as to how much of the rank and file
supports or had any part in those decisions. All final decisions
pertaining to matters of the interpretation of Buddhism, or doctrines of
Nichiren Shosha, which interpretations are the processes by which they
intend to build a Utopia, are all made by the top leaders, never by the
rank and file. Considering this attitude, it is obvious that the
basic condition in Soka Gakkai-Komeito's activities is the blind obedience
of their members. It is quite natural that there are no factions
under the leadership of President Ikeda, since if a faction should be formed,
it would mean the end of Soka Gakkai, therefore, through their daily educational
activities they thoroughly inculcate blind obedience. Soka Gakkai
appropriately camouflages these tendencies with nice sounding, coined words
such as "Buddhistic Democracy". To use the term "Guided Democracy" of Sukarno,
Daisaku Ikeda is is the "leader of a guided democracy", and he is the authoritative
leader and the interpreter of Buddhism. Their Buddhistic Democracy should
be interpreted as the Democracy which has such a leadership.
Furthermore, there is in religion a domain which lies outside the scientific
method. Within its religious domain, since it is revelational and
absolute, the relationship between the leader and the laity is one in which
the leader is given a carte blanche by the laity. If this idea is
adapted to politics it would result in the creation of some bizarre political
myths. Hitler wrote, "Myths of the Twentieth Century", so it might
be said that Daisaltu Ikeda is going to write "The Japanese Myths of The
Latter Half of The Twentieth Century", because the same kind of blind obedience
taught by Hitler exists to a high degree in Komeito and we can say that
the danger of the possibility their becoming fascists is very great.