Spyke
m0nt
piefed.social

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

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givesomefucks
lemmy.world

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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Severus_Snapereply
lemmy.world

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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givesomefucksreply
lemmy.world

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.

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