Trimmer

Japanese: trimmer
Trimmer

…Conservatism, which does not consider the change of reality or the realization of utopian ideals to be the purpose of politics, sees opportunism, in the sense of flexible response to circumstances, as rather desirable. GS Halifax, a British politician during the Restoration period, was concerned that the fierce conflict between the Tories and Whigs would bring about a state of complete chaos, and advocated taking a wise middle path, rejecting violence and fanaticism. He compared his role to maintaining the balance of a ship to prevent it from capsizing, and called himself a trimmer. He was criticized for not taking a consistent party position, but the idea of ​​a trimmer clarified the significance of opportunism from a position that placed the greatest importance on the stability of order. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "trimmer" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…現実の変革やユートピア的理想の実現そのものを政治の目的とは考えない保守主義においては,状況への柔軟な対応という意味での日和見主義は,むしろ好ましいものとされる。 王政復古期イギリスの政治家G.S.ハリファクスはトーリーとホィッグ両派の苛烈な対立が完全な無秩序状況を招来することを憂慮し,暴力と熱狂を排して〈賢明なる中道〉をいくことを説き,自分の役割を,船の転覆防止のためにそのつりあいを保つことにたとえて,〈トリマーtrimmer〉と称した。彼は一貫した党派的立場をとらなかったために非難をこうむったが,〈トリマー〉の観念は,秩序の安定を最も重視する立場から日和見主義の意義を明らかにするものであったといえよう。…

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