09-20-2016, 05:15 PM
(09-20-2016, 04:21 PM)hollodero Wrote: Maybe so. Populism is something inherent to politics and not tied to the left or right in the first place. And the right wing is a legit point of view in the political debate. Not mine, but legit.
So what I call "right-wing populism" is rather a new trend of demagogy that works in the manners described above - and incorporated by the people mentioned. That's how I understand "the right-wing populists", which might differ from your definition.
I'm in no way an expert in political ideology so what I think of as right wing populism may no longer be accurate. I'm pretty sure I'm not a populist, but I actually have no idea what label you would use for me. American Libertarian is pretty close I guess.
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