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This but unironically? I seriously wish more Democrats were like Bernie Sanders or AOC – willing to hammer the same points over and over and over again in a way that's clear and accessible to the broader public while still having some nuanced conversations for the people paying attention. I don't quite know how to describe it – populism but sincere? Bernie's rhetoric captured me – someone who felt they were paying attention but was leaning socially right-wing under the guise of "egalitarianism" – back in 2016.
That's just what regular populism is.
The thing with the insincere negative connotation, e.g. what Trump does, is "demagoguery."
The fact that the word "populism" has gotten so demonized in the past 20 years or so by only being associated with the right wing is almost as frustrating as how the word "liberal" got a way better reputation than it deserves by being associated with everything left wing
You want socialism
Oh, this is precisely what we need, but in order to achieve it we must stem the tide of corruption and end campaign finance donations in order to get money out of politics. So long as our politicians are legally and openly up for sale, we the people will never be represented.
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