Can we stop calling right wing billionaires populists? Because that’s oxymoronic, and full of shit.
I fucking despise how the media still calls grifters “populists” and make it sound like an evil word…
Populism is a contested concept[1][2] for a variety of political stances that emphasize the idea of the “common people”, often in opposition to a perceived elite.[3] It is frequently associated with anti-establishment and anti-political sentiment.[4]
Authentic populism would be the fucking shit, and the only solution that can work.
For fucks sake, I don’t understand how populism wouldn’t be the natural state of every healthy democracy.
Populists tend to reject political pluralism.
They claim they are the ONLY ONES representing the people™. The danger is they can start attacking the media, judges… claiming that the people™ are on their side.
Uncontrolled populism can lead to dictatorship. Even left-wing populism. Look at Venezuela.
Populists tend to reject political pluralism.
Did you not even read my comment?
emphasize the idea of the “common people”, often in opposition to a perceived elite.
