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> Third, evidence shows anti-intellectualism is connected to populism, a worldview that sees political conflict as primarily between ordinary citizens and a pri
by avmich 5y ago
> Third, evidence shows anti-intellectualism is connected to populism, a worldview that sees political conflict as primarily between ordinary citizens and a privileged societal elite.
Sounds like a strange definition of populism. The presence of the political conflict brings attention to it, and the best model of the conflict so far includes tension between ordinaries and elites. Even experts don't propose a better picture, so this worldview is rational.
- petermcneeley 5y agoAlso isnt Marxism (as in the Communist Manifesto) about the elite vs commoners but in an economic framework.
- OrvalWintermute 5y agoMarxism is bourgeoisie and proletariat However, his writing is much more about Optimates and Populares as factions of the Roman politicals
- throwaway34241 5y ago> Sounds like a strange definition of populism. It seems pretty close to the dictionary definition (from Google): "a political approach that strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel that their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups". > the best model of the conflict so far includes tension between ordinaries and elites. Even experts don't propose a better picture, so this worldview is rational. A reasonable alternative model (for political conflict) is rival political factions that each contain both elite and non-elite members. This model doesn't necessarily conflict with the presence of anti-elite sentiment at the base level.
- yesbut 5y agoThere has been a concerted effort to conflate populism with podunk racist hillbillies since the term populist was coined. Great book documenting the anti-populist efforts: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250220110 https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250220110