Maezumi would have been unable to be objective. He had blindspots.Very serious ones.
The problem is, after one reaches a position of privilige, one automatically has enablers and worse, can pick and choose enablers and reject or drive away students who would refuse to go along.
To see clearly Genpo's true predicament, Maezumi would have had to be truthful in facing his own demons:
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