What Is Populism?
Who Is The 'Donald Trump Of The Philippines'? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEf1xzRfqAw Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders have both been called populists....
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Democrat Bernie Sanders and Republican Donald Trump are both described as populist candidates. But the two are so radically different, how can they share the label of populism? What does it mean to be populist? Well, populism is the political belief that the underdog, hard working majority is undermined and exploited by a small, elite minority. Populist politicians claim to represent the interest of average or working class citizens, and work to unite the population against a common enemy. For right-leaning politicians like Trump, that’s immigrants and the Republican establishment. For leftist politicians like Sanders, it’s Wall Street, billionaires and campaign finance laws. Throughout history, populist ideas have often coincided with charismatic demag...
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Democrat Bernie Sanders and Republican Donald Trump are both described as populist candidates. But the two are so radically different, how can they share the label of populism? What does it mean to be populist? Well, populism is the political belief that the underdog, hard working majority is undermined and exploited by a small, elite minority. Populist politicians claim to represent the interest of average or working class citizens, and work to unite the population against a common enemy. For right-leaning politicians like Trump, that’s immigrants and the Republican establishment. For leftist politicians like Sanders, it’s Wall Street, billionaires and campaign finance laws. Throughout history, populist ideas have often coincided with charismatic demag...
