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> He must have recognised the seachange of populism In 2006? That seems far fetched. Your point about cynicism and politicians of his generation being the fir
by neonate 7y ago
> He must have recognised the seachange of populism
In 2006? That seems far fetched.
Your point about cynicism and politicians of his generation being the first to ironically cater to it seems more solid to me.
- dTal 7y agoI don't think it's that far-fetched. The creeping beginnings of populism were detectable in the unusually emotionally-charged election of Obama (Change posters and the like), and that was in 2008.