With Babiš’s victory the Czech Republic looks set to join Hungary and Slovakia in refusing support for Ukraine
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givesomefucks@lemmy.world 4 days ago
By definition of “populist” it’s literally impossible to be one and a billionaire.
Anyone telling you someone can be both is lying to you.
Either to get you to support the liar, or to poison you’re mind against the very word “populism”
theneverfox@pawb.social 4 days ago
I agree, but I think populist has been thoroughly poisoned already
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 days ago
It means what it always meant and it’s being used correctly.
Akasazh@feddit.nl 3 days ago
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’.