A term coined by the alt right intended to make the followers of conservatism believe the elitists and one percenters care about the working class and those below the poverty line.
If we look at modern day politics in Russia under Putin and America under Trump we see a pattern of similarity, perhaps not the dictatorship... yet, but America is getting there.
We are seeing a similarity in Ford Nation in Ontario where cuts are being made to services for the most vulnerable, this is the intent of populism to drive down the masses, reduce education, feed the coffers of the wealthy.
Sadly this is the same political system that many railed against in the 50's and 60's. They misinformed the masses by lumping socialism in with communism and have systematically oppressed the people to the point where many are disillusioned with what is happening to them and they are looking for a savior, something or someone to raise them up and that is where Donald Trump has succeeded and Stephen Harper is preaching to the upper class.
Populism is nothing more than false hope. And many are ripe for the picking.
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