How long can a democracy maintain emergency limits and still call itself free?

Re:How long can a democracy maintain emergency limits and st... by quantumBerry on Friday September 03, 2021 @04:13PM (#28408835)

I don't know how anyone could conflate Trumpism voting disbelief with Populism. Trump literally is the quintessential elite. I would argue Trumpism is Elitism, not Populism.

Most people would probably say populism (political stances that emphasize the idea of "the people" and often juxtapose this group against "the elite" [wiki quote]) is pretty rational given the human condition of the modern US and the influences of our elite.

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Re:How long can a democracy maintain emergency limits and st... by DenisM on Friday September 03, 2021 @06:08PM (#28409966)

Cesar was also one of elite, and yet he is the textbook example of populism.

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Re:How long can a democracy maintain emergency limits and st... by quantumBerry on Friday September 03, 2021 @07:07PM (#28410444)

I think you have a valid point. What kind of populist reforms do you attribute to Trump? Do you wish that Caesar would have killed the populist platform and eradicated the aiding of the urban poor, and just kept the parts of his platform that did nothing for the populace?

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