• emizeko [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    weird how "populism" always seems to change meaning depending on the class interests that are at stake

    • Liberalism [he/him,they/them]
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      3 years ago

      The problem is they treat populism like it's an ideology. The reason it's possible for two different "populists" to believe wildly contradictory things is that populism isn't an ideology, it's a rhetorical strategy that basically anyone can use (though, right wing populists have to lie constantly).

      Elitists conveniently ignore this, which lets them pretend that everyone who makes any reference to the concerns of common people, in any context, is part of the same ideology as Trump/Bolsonaro/some other bad guy.

  • Mother [any]
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    3 years ago

    Of all the dumb lib shit “things that people like are bad, actually” has gotta be the dumbest

    What’s the point of government besides giving people what they want?

    Obviously the answer in the US is protecting entrenched systems / capital / assuring the flow of cheap commodities from an exploited global south but a lib would never admit that. Or maybe they would idk

    • AFineWayToDie [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      What’s the point of government besides giving people what they want?

      Liberalism is, at its core, the belief that you know better than just about everyone else.

  • Rem [she/her]
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    3 years ago

    Liberal politics are defined by being either unwilling or unable to identify enemies outside of individual politicians

  • GreenTeaRedFlag [any]
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    3 years ago

    if you acknowledge there are real problems instead of vague issues, you are a fascist.

  • Awoo [she/her]
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    3 years ago

    "I am against being popular and saying popular things"

    Libs literally saying that they don't want to be popular is a chunk of the reason the middle is collapsing.

  • richietozier4 [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Liberals take the fact that everyone hates the government is a sign that it's working

  • weirddodgestratus [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    I fucking hate the term "populist". What the fuck does it even mean? You advocate for policies that are popular? Wow what a fucking groundbreaking political strategy.