Questions tagged [populism]
Generally used in [democracy], populism is a political philosophy that promising voters things, even if they cannot be delivered upon, will result in electoral wins. Use to discuss the philosophy itself and the various attempts as using it to sway elections.
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Why do populists and dictators sometimes lie so ridiculously that it's obvious it's untrue?
Why do populists and dictators sometimes lie so ridiculously that it's entirely obvious it's untrue? What purpose do such blatant lies serve if no one takes them seriously? Examples of extremely ...
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In what ways is Marxism not (left-wing) populism?
On a certain level, Cas Mudde's definition of populism (the most accepted in academia today, it seems), namely an
ideology that considers society to be ultimately separated into
two homogeneous ...
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