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Re:The Australian federal government is planning to de-anony... by refurb on Thursday September 02, 2021 @10:48AM (#28392736)
Huh? It’s typically the educated elite calling for authoritarian policies. Just like most (not all) authoritarian systems. They are run by the elite educated in the prestigious universities of Europe and America.

It ain’t poor people running these countries.

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Re:The Australian federal government is planning to de-anony... by jacobr1 on Thursday September 02, 2021 @11:01AM (#28392906)
Sure, but the recent turn to Populism, is that strange beast of elites pointing out the evils of some other class of elites to garner support. Bolsonaro, Babis, Borisov, Trump and others didn't come to power because they coopted the existing elite infrastructure, but because they tapped into discontent.
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Re:The Australian federal government is planning to de-anony... by namelessoracle on Thursday September 02, 2021 @12:06PM (#28393790)
The story of populism has always been the same though.

One of the elites who is on the outs or doesnt have a path forward uses it as a tool to grab power for themselves, then uses that power to do what elites always do.

It's pretty much NEVER that one of the lower classes is the one that rise up and gain power via populism. Even Stalin would be "Elite" in that he went to Seminary.

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