ABSTRACT
The logical start of the government's response to general will is the germination of general will, whose expression fundamentally stems from the triple distance between the government and the public: natural distance, actual distance, and ideal distance. In essence, the government's response to general will is the same as that to the triple distance. This chapter intends to analyze the recent earnings, long-term costs, and social effects of populism by observing populist mobilization used by political parties and government officials in the United States presidential election as well as Japan's island purchase campaign. Further promoting the activity of the “weak public sphere” will ensure the effective operation of the “strong public sphere” and thus will ultimately serve the public at large. General will is the expression of common fundamental interests of the public as a whole. The chapter discussed the manifestation of two respects, that is, the integration of both the content and the actor of the public’s demands.
