I'm trying to learn more about how "populism" got a bad rap. Maybe it reminded the upper echelons of Marxism, which has workers on one side and capital on the other? Over the decades I've heard it associated with the likes of Huey Long and George Wallace -- but also with both Robert LaFollettes, Sr. and Jr., who were Progressives.
I'm trying to learn more about how "populism" got a bad rap. Maybe it reminded the upper echelons of Marxism, which has workers on one side and capital on the other? Over the decades I've heard it associated with the likes of Huey Long and George Wallace -- but also with both Robert LaFollettes, Sr. and Jr., who were Progressives.
You should hear what Cowie has to say on the matter. From his first talk we thought he was supportive of populism because he talked about populists on the left and on the right, but later on he pointed out to us that populists do not have convicted believes of their own. They are doing what is popular. We see this clearly with Trump. He was for abortion, he was a Democrat, now he is against abortion and is a Republican. Actually he is a MAGA, and that is his party. According to Cowie, populists tend to reference the past as a goalpost, and they are not really good at governing.
I'm trying to learn more about how "populism" got a bad rap. Maybe it reminded the upper echelons of Marxism, which has workers on one side and capital on the other? Over the decades I've heard it associated with the likes of Huey Long and George Wallace -- but also with both Robert LaFollettes, Sr. and Jr., who were Progressives.
You should hear what Cowie has to say on the matter. From his first talk we thought he was supportive of populism because he talked about populists on the left and on the right, but later on he pointed out to us that populists do not have convicted believes of their own. They are doing what is popular. We see this clearly with Trump. He was for abortion, he was a Democrat, now he is against abortion and is a Republican. Actually he is a MAGA, and that is his party. According to Cowie, populists tend to reference the past as a goalpost, and they are not really good at governing.