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> The guy isn't really a right-winger, he's a centrist nationalist as far as I can tell. There's a word for that: populist. Policy by opinion poll. As most Eu
by wobbleblob 11y ago
> The guy isn't really a right-winger, he's a centrist nationalist as far as I can tell.
There's a word for that: populist. Policy by opinion poll.
As most European democracies have found out over the past decades, most voters aren't political idealists. Ideas from all over the political spectrum appeal to them. Many of them end up not voting because every major party comes with a package of political ideals that don't work for them.
From time to time, a politician appears who manages to tap that potential, and throws the traditional, ideals-oriented politics into disarray.