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[–] 15 points 1 year ago*

Can we stop calling right wing billionaires populists? Because that's oxymoronic, and full of shit.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    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.

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  • [–] [S] -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    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.

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