1. This is perhaps the perfect illustration of how absurd use of the word "populist" has become. https://twitter.com/sivavaid/status/1064157021765816320 …
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I think the use of "populism" by political scientists is a scandal. https://thebaffler.com/salvos/the-populist-morass-lehmann …
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The original populist -- Tiberius Gracchus was the son of a consul. Calling Rees-Mogg a populist is absurd because he is supports reactionary rather than populist policy & not because of his class background. You don't mention policy in this thread on politics.
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The original populist program centered on land reform -- suggested slogan "peace land and bread" but the Gracchi meant it unlike Lenin. In the US they wanted expansionary monetary policy. It was a movement for the landless (Romans) or the indebted (USA).
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