There isn’t a single, hard definition of populism. At first it was the people against aristocracy and even the bourgeoisie joined in the pandering to the people.
It’s surprisingly hard to find a true populist as most politicians marked thusly are from the bourgeois class, often independently wealthy.
I’d argue that a hard definition of populism would almost empty out the category.
To brand everyone who misunderstands the term as ‘pandering to the people’ is a bit harsh. To misunderstand the term doesn’t mean an intent to ‘poison you’re (sic) mind against the very word’.
theneverfox@pawb.social 4 days ago
I agree, but I think populist has been thoroughly poisoned already
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 4 days ago
It means what it always meant and it’s being used correctly.