> Populism is just a slur to apply to people you want to imply are too stupid to know what's good for them. If you say so. It can also mean anti-politics. The

> Populism is just a slur to apply to people you want to imply are too stupid to know what's good for them. If you say so. It can also mean anti-politics. The example you give is for left populism. There is also right populism, e.g. a large part of Trump's voter base. > The establishment hated this and made a full court media and institutional press to paint them as stupid rubes. Yes, when the establishment is neoliberal, they will hate anti-political movements. Voters may not be rubes, but I find it hard to believe that everyone who was apathetic before 2016 and is now "engaged" is suddenly a scholar of government, history, and economics.