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.
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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n4ch1sm0@piefed.social · 16 pts · 333d
Can we stop calling right wing billionaires populists? Because that's oxymoronic, and full of shit.
givesomefucks@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 333d
I fucking despise how the media still calls grifters "populists" and make it sound like an evil word...
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.
Severus_Snape@lemmy.world · -2 pts · 332d
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.
givesomefucks@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 332d
Did you not even read my comment?