
Populism might not be what you think
The David McWilliams Podcast
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Populaism and the Definition of Populism
In the 19 thirties, populaism meant everything we just described. But then what happened was, in the 19 fifties, the definition got entirely flipped, turned on its head. And it happened at the hands of a very, very famous american historian. He called it up status anxiety. When some one says, donald trump s a populace, they're referring to the stereotype that richard hobsteter inventedhe said they were against madernity. They were led by demagogues. There was a mental illness involved. That' wha i toldeis i don't bring shi on the b podcast. I ha, ha,ha, ha
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