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His success is built on racism. As effective as they can be, people don't generally describe the person who whips up a violent mob as charismatic.
by isleyaardvark 11mo ago
His success is built on racism. As effective as they can be, people don't generally describe the person who whips up a violent mob as charismatic.
- ben_w 11mo agoThey have called it that since the word was coined in the original ancient Greek, and the skill itself seen as a divine gift: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demagogue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demagogue, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charisma https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charisma It's part of why the ancient Greeks thought government came in cycles, with democracy being only a transitory state.