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    THE RISE OF POPULISM AND THE BACKLASH AGAINST THE ELITES
    With Nick Clegg and Jonathan Haidt

    http://www.intelligencesquared.c…

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    • Why is "populism" a bad thing, isn't it just another way to say, democracy?Gnash
    • Populism currently suggests that there's always blame somewhere in society (ie. Brexit). Maybe it disconnects us from responsibility thereforeIanbolton
    • how can democracy be an honest reflection of what people really want?Ianbolton
    • Populism is usually saying there's an easy answer rather than problems being genuinely difficult to solve.yuekit
    • And that "they" are responsible... immigrants, Jews, capitalists, reptilians etcyuekit
    • Seriously, this really is an interesting debate people.Ianbolton
    • Populism arose because of the disconnect between out political superiors and ..er.. us, the actual people.detritus
    • Populism is that which is popular, right? So who is the minority to say that the majority is 'wrong'?detritus
    • We've had 20 years worth of politcal finger-wagging here in Britain from our political superiors - i think that deserves at least 10 years of redress.detritus
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