cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/24838879
“I get it that it makes people feel good to see people yelling,” Slotkin said. “But not one of those words is stopping the actual things that Donald Trump is doing.”
Perhaps it’s not working because of people like Slotkin willing to continue the losing strategies of the past.
Ultimately I think words do matter. You need to get the base fired up if you want to win elections. Demagoguery is a necessary part of democracy.
Populism, not demagoguery.
Same thing really. Demagogues are just the populists you don’t like.
Moral relativism is bullshit. A Democratic-socialist populist who is sincere about helping the working class is not the same as a fascist demagogue who is lies about doing so and uses the power he gains to curtail civil rights instead!
No I was talking about the literal definition. I just read The Republic by Plato. He uses the word a lot to describe democracy. I didn’t realize the word has become a political buzz word in modern usage.
I agree Orange man bad. I voted against him three times.
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