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I really needed information about this topic, thanks. There was a lot of figurative language, though, at points enough to confuse or jar me slightly. When I went back and reread, some entire paragraphs aren't actually factual claims about the story at all, which I think contributed to the feeling.

Factual:

> Clunkily rendered as the “Do it Yourself Party,”

All non-factual:

> Sanseitō shocked Japan’s usually sleepy political scene in ways not fully reflected in its vote share. Rejecting the soporific style of the dark suit-wearing political establishment, Sanseitō hollered its Japanese People First message from the rooftops. With a style deeply steeped in the culture of the online right, Sanseitō built a campaign juggernaut around the nonsense that obsesses Japan’s army of disaffected posters:

Factual:

> shifty foreigners, disgusting gays, iffy vaccines, oppressive mask mandates, deep state conspiracies, and the weird chemicals they put in your food.

I only mention this because you (Quico) usually break down _climate science_ into such an easy read that I look forward to new posts, so I was really surprised to reread paragraphs for comprehension in a piece you wrote.

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