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| Original Title | 涙をもつて正義をささえる |
|---|---|
| Author | 金森 徳次郎 |
| Genre | Modern Short Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In a world where laws are etched yet ignored, a contemplative voice questions the fragile essence of justice. Post-war Japan teeters between hollow legality and moral decay, its society haunted by apathy—politicians applaud lawlessness, citizens spectate violence, and enforcers of order face instinctive disdain. Through fragmented vignettes—a cabaret’s moral dissonance, a legislator’s unpunished crimes, echoes of Salem’s witch trials—the narrative probes whether justice is a shifting mirage or an attainable ideal. Can cold statutes nurture societal order, or must compassion temper rigidity? The author, once a legal architect, grapples with disillusionment: laws become "drawn rice cakes," illusory and unfulfilled. Yet amid nihilism, a plea emerges—for collective resolve to kindle indignation against oppression, to honor those who defend fairness despite meager rewards. This is not merely a critique of systems but a visceral meditation on whether humanity, in its weakness, can still choose tears over tyranny to forge true justice. |
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