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WarGamer

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4. Populism isn't a dirty word... here's some reading for you.
Fri Feb 11, 2022, 04:14 PM
Feb 2022

Most progressives have a lot of populist viewpoints.

https://www.fpri.org/article/2020/06/populism-in-american-elections-bernie-sanders-and-donald-trump/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-31/the-year-progressive-populism-roared-back-in-america

In the last few years, populism had to sit and watch as political pundits applied her name to a trend of right-wing movements worldwide, some of which might have been more aptly served by the appellations xenophobic, solipcistic, and racist (see Brazil, Italy…the United States.)

But in 2018, progressive populism roared back. On the last day of 2018, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren announced she is exploring a run for president, with what Waleed Shahid of the group Justice Democrats described as a “message of multiracial populism,” in The New York Times.

And Sen. Sherrod Brown:

“It’s important that Democratic progressives make a distinction between President Trump’s ‘phony populism’ and a true populist message, which does not divide on racial or religious lines.”

Would be funnier BlueIdaho Feb 2022 #1
Republican populism has become a euphemism for white supremacy. sop Feb 2022 #2
Funny years ago I_UndergroundPanther Feb 2022 #3
I did that for a year once. lagomorph777 Feb 2022 #5
I did it when I lived in the house my mom I_UndergroundPanther Feb 2022 #6
Populism isn't a dirty word... here's some reading for you. WarGamer Feb 2022 #4
Responding to Senator Brown's quote... Boomerproud Feb 2022 #12
Populism and assholism is pretty synonymous. Populism always requires an "other" no matter what WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2022 #7
you sure? WarGamer Feb 2022 #8
Yep. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2022 #9
good counter argument. WarGamer Feb 2022 #10
. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2022 #11
Well written and thanks for the thoughts... WarGamer Feb 2022 #13
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