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From the Wikipedia page on demagogues (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demagogue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demagogue): -- begin quote -- Demagogues usually
by cs702 7y ago
From the Wikipedia page on demagogues (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demagogue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demagogue):
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Demagogues usually advocate immediate, forceful action to address a crisis while accusing moderate and thoughtful opponents of weakness or disloyalty. Once elected to high executive office, demagogues typically unravel constitutional limits on executive power and attempt to convert their democracy to dictatorship.
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Methods [used by demagogues]:
* Scapegoating
* Fearmongering
* Lying
* Emotional oratory and personal charisma
* Accusing opponents of weakness and disloyalty
* Promising the impossible
* Violence and physical intimidation
* Personal insults and ridicule
* Vulgarity and outrageous behavior
* Folksy posturing
* Gross oversimplification
* Attacking the news media
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- lostmsu 7y agoThis post along with this very comment do at least: * fearmongering * Accusing of disloyalty * Personal insult * Gross oversimplification If the media law has a clause about being active only in national emergency, it might be OK (not that I'd vote for it).
- Nuzzerino 7y agoAlso quoted on this page: "Even ordinary politicians use some of these techniques from time to time" There's really nothing on here that demonstrates that you can identify or rule out a demagogue by the presence or absence of these methods in use by them. I'm sure many will try though, and many more will nod their heads in approval.
- mayankkaizen 7y agoYou have me the exact content I needed to explain the leadership of my country.