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If only there were some book or website defining terms, so one wouldn’t be tempted to make up definitions fitting one‘s politics on the spot. „Populism is a ra
by IfOnlyYouKnew 8y ago
If only there were some book or website defining terms, so one wouldn’t be tempted to make up definitions fitting one‘s politics on the spot.
„Populism is a range of political approaches that deliberately appeal to 'the people', often juxtaposing this group against the "elite".“
There is plenty of left-wing populism, by the way. Jeremy Corbyn, Chavez/Maduro, Yannis Varoufakis, etc.
- vokep 8y agoBy that definition, isn't that basically 90% of everything? And no doubt it applies to leftists, absolutely. That's the basis of a lot of right wing views: that the left is simply being populist and doesn't give a shit about actually improving life, but instead staying in power. Of course, that's about the left's view of the right as well. Hmmmm.