The dangers of Populism

2016 has been called the election of populist……populism is a popular term batted around in the media….but what is populism?

any of various, often antiestablishment or anti-intellectual political movements or philosophies that offer unorthodox solutions or policies and appeal to the common person rather than according with traditional party or partisan ideologies.
grass-roots democracy; working-class activism; egalitarianism.
representation or extolling of the common person, the working class, the underdog, etc.:

But is populism the best thing for the country?

10 thoughts on “The dangers of Populism”

  1. Hahaha …thanx chuq…serendipity or wot?
    By the by…..
    A Brit historian (not mentioning names grin)
    once said of Obama….years ago..
    ‘HE HAS NO LEAD IN HIS PENCIL’
    Wot a lovely image…grin
    Where were his tears for them/thar drone victims?
    Ah well Trump will help soak them up!
    hahahaha
    blessed be…for black humour….spelt with a ‘U’
    grin

  2. Aha! The ‘lead in the pencil’ trick! I wondered where this started….

    Re: the aritcle. I skipped the extra 2000 words; the meme says it all perfectly…..

    😉

    gigoid, the naturally dubious

      1. Yeah… that, and the eyes getting to the point the wrong font drives ’em nuts… ti, it, li, lt, il… all look the same now, in Arial…

        SIGH….

        😳

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