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It's funny how "populism" has a shifting definition (as I see it). Your comment implies populism is the opposite of democracy. While it's literal meaning seems
by ks2048 2y ago
It's funny how "populism" has a shifting definition (as I see it). Your comment implies populism is the opposite of democracy. While it's literal meaning seems to be exactly democratic (doing what the populous wants).
- p3rls 2y agoDear OP, if you don't understand why people are making fun of you, imagine the trump guy that mostly exists in your own heads saying "We must avoid falling into tyranny by leaning into the fuhrerprinciple!" And now we know why Confucius said the first step is the rectification of names.
- amelius 2y agoIt's not "doing what the people want", but it's "telling them what they want to hear".
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- Fnoord 2y ago..but it isn't doing what the populous wants. It is making it appear to do what they want based on populistic (yet unrealistic) resentments.