09-20-2016, 03:49 PM
(09-20-2016, 03:37 PM)michaelsean Wrote: It seems you are speaking of specific current right wing populists and not the ideology itself. There is nothing wrong with right-wing populism in and of itself. At least not how I understand it.
The problem is that populism, much like all of the isms, doesn't exist in a vacuum. This particular set of right-wing populists is very nationalistic with a heavy-handed sprinkling of authoritarianism. I despise comparisons made to Hitler and other dictators throughout history, but this recipe is what the Nazi party thrived on. The situations are different for a number of reasons, and Trump is not Hitler, but this combination of ideologies and rhetoric is what they used to win the hearts and minds of the people.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
