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Re:Time to Take a Stand by gaius on Saturday January 28, 2017 @02:32PM (#13508411)
Populist is just what the losing side calls democracy.

See also elitism vs meritocracy.

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Re:Time to Take a Stand by Locke1689 on Saturday January 28, 2017 @02:55PM (#13508654)
The difference between populism and democracy is that populists always claim to speak "for the people" even if the people are divided. They'll even take action against the majority and simply claim that all the "real" people are for it.
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Re:Time to Take a Stand by barrkel on Monday January 30, 2017 @04:41AM (#13519717)
Democracy isn't rule of the majority; that's tyranny of the majority.
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