a nuanced interesting approach and logical of course, as is a characteristic of this writer. I am not a philosopher (always found the subject very hard) but like his work.
Always struck me that the main difference between “Populist” and establishment right wingers is the difference between coke and Pepsi. It’s branding and advertising, not a distinct policy or ideology. I highly recommend people interested in this check out Thomas Franks’ new book on the history of populism and America’s attempt to build a social Democratic Party in the 1890s on.
Great stuff Ben. I like the way you calmly approach this with simple language for what makes a populist to make clear the hypocrisy here. I think that people like the "feeling" of populism but that often allows grifters enough in order to feel like they are fighting for the little guy. That comes in the language and cultural signals that Carlson likes to dog whistle, but allows them to be blindsided when he does the reversal in actually positing ideas that are against the average person like M4A.
a nuanced interesting approach and logical of course, as is a characteristic of this writer. I am not a philosopher (always found the subject very hard) but like his work.
Always struck me that the main difference between “Populist” and establishment right wingers is the difference between coke and Pepsi. It’s branding and advertising, not a distinct policy or ideology. I highly recommend people interested in this check out Thomas Franks’ new book on the history of populism and America’s attempt to build a social Democratic Party in the 1890s on.
Great stuff Ben. I like the way you calmly approach this with simple language for what makes a populist to make clear the hypocrisy here. I think that people like the "feeling" of populism but that often allows grifters enough in order to feel like they are fighting for the little guy. That comes in the language and cultural signals that Carlson likes to dog whistle, but allows them to be blindsided when he does the reversal in actually positing ideas that are against the average person like M4A.