Just What is Populism in the 21st Century?
Populism, on the right, left, and center is rising in America today in response to the failures of Wall Street and Washington D.C. elites and the Ivy Leaguers which control both. But the term is vague, just what does it actually mean?
Populism historically has been portrayed as the actions of masses of uneducated and loosely organized individuals, including large the rurally based movements here in the US during the late 19th Century. But the term is much, much older than that, going back to the unofficial Roman Senate coalition of the 'Populares' whose techniques would include citizen initiatives to address crucial issues. The Wikipedia article on the subject goes into this very interesting history in greater detail.
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