This, then, is the modern Japanese version of populism: the “liberal elites,” by falsifying the history of Japan’s glorious war to “liberate Asia,” undermined the Japanese people’s moral fiber. Because the ideological collapse of left-wing politics in Japan has been as precipitous as in much of the Western world, the so-called liberal elites have lost much of their former influence.
于是就成就了现代版的日本民粹主义：“自由精英”通过伪造日本“解放亚洲”的光荣战争史损害了日本民众道德。因为日本左翼政治的意识形态崩溃像很多西方国家一样急转直下，所谓自由派精英已经失去了他们曾经的影响力。结果导致近年来右翼民族主义的声音变得愈加响亮。