idk if I'd count those as populism. And again populism also gave us prohibition, Andrew Jackson, and is a factor with Trump
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Replying to @darpa42 @csilverandgold
i don't find populism really viable b/c it is hard to be accountable to a mob in a good way.
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Replying to @darpa42 @csilverandgold
also, populism is a major part of why the Tea Party is so powerful. Because TPers are not beholden to the party, the wreck
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Replying to @darpa42
ugh but the party isn't any more inherently trustworthy than the mob. They need each other. Golden mean and yada yada
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Replying to @csilverandgold
yeah, they do. But Bernie saying "im gonna go to mitch mcconnell and point outside to a crowd" is an example of populism in
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Replying to @darpa42 @csilverandgold
the opposite direction. Are those people outside in McConnell's state? If not, who cares?!
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it is proooooooooooobably time to swing in the opposite direction, lol.
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Replying to @csilverandgold
what I'm saying is that we are in the opposite direction. Gridlock in Washington is not b/c of corrupt candidates.
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Replying to @darpa42
shrug. I guess that's just a fundamental disagreement. But I will say that the mood of the electorate clearly agrees with me.
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Replying to @csilverandgold
that's why I don't like the mood :). I think people being angry about compromise is bad.
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like I think standing on principles vs. compromise is not a right/wrong, it's a golden mean.
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