Mishima’s photo was used to illustrate this thoughtful article about the right, and Mishima was mentioned as a non-anti-Semitic rightist:
“…this particular prejudice did not affect some of Bolton’s case studies, like Italian proto-fascist Filippo Marinetti, Irish poet W.B. Yeats and Japanese militarist Yukio Mishima, none of whom was particularly exercised over the role of Jews in the cultural decadence they attacked.”
Perhaps even more interesting and relevant to this site was a distinction made between a political right and an aesthetic right–of which one could theoretically be a member of either or both.
Also, “an aesthetic protest against the kind of world the Left built.”
UPDATE: I forgot to post the link.
http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/opening_the_conservative_mind/
Tags: conservative, fascist, right, takimag
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Everything I’ve read about Mishima leads me to believe that he had no plans to really lead any sort of viable revolution even if his speech was surprisingly well-received. He chose a hill to die on. He made a point. He showed his guts and demonstrated his sincerity. This is what attracts me to him. He followed his message to its ultimate conclusion, which involved the gustiest of gutsy moves.
Actually, as you said, considering his appeal with the Uyoku now, he did achieve what I believe was his true goal. Like the “League of the Divine Wind” he became a symbol of dissent, sincerity, purity and adherence to the old ways. That’s actually the main idea of this site–a man who takes action and becomes a “headless god.” A sort of transfiguration from man into myth that follows courageous action.
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