Populism?
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What is populism, really?
Was its first and last chance as a serious political movement the late 19th century Midwest?
Was William Jennings Bryan a fool or our savior?
If its just a movement appealing to the "common man" isn't that what all political parties try to do ?
Why has it been villinized for decades?
>Only in an oligarchy is populism a dirty word
It's not just about appealing to the common man, it's about demonizing and scapegoating some "elite," explicitly or implicitly. Often it means, essentially, flattering the uninformed by telling them that experts are frauds.
>>1328478
Is that an antisemitic poster?
>>1328504
No
It's showing Williams Jennings Bryan as a monster
He ran for president as a populist and got support from Midwest farmers
Later was a major player in the scopes monkey trial
>>1328498
now more than ever the elite in America are richer and have more political and economic power than ever before
What's wrong with demo zing people that ship out jobs , buy politicians, and don't pay taxes?
