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The ex-president’s blistering anti-migrant rhetoric ranks alongside the most flagrant demagoguery by a major figure in any Western nation since World War II. ... Trump asked. “I’m here today ...
Signer is the author of Cry Havoc: Charlottesville and American Democracy under Siege (PublicAffairs, 2020). [7] The book is a first-person account of events before, during, and after the deadly "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia in August 2017, as a microcosm of the challenges facing American democracy today. [8]
José Clemente Orozco's painting The Demagogue. A demagogue (/ ˈ d ɛ m ə ɡ ɒ ɡ /; from Greek δημαγωγός, a popular leader, a leader of a mob, from δῆμος, people, populace, the commons + ἀγωγός leading, leader), [1] or rabble-rouser, [2] [3] is a political leader in a democracy who gains popularity by arousing the common people against elites, especially through ...
TikTok disclosed a letter Thursday that accused the Biden administration of engaging in “political demagoguery” during high-stakes negotiations between the government and the company as it ...
In news media, the term "populism" has often been conflated with other concepts like demagoguery, [23] and generally presented as something to be "feared and discredited". [24] It has often been applied to movements that are considered to be outside the political mainstream or a threat to democracy . [ 25 ]
"Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power and influence that literally threatens our entire democracy, our basic rights and freedoms and a fair shot for everyone to ...
The threat of "mob rule" to a democracy is restrained by ensuring that the rule of law protects minorities or individuals against short-term demagoguery or moral panic. [8] However, considering how laws in a democracy are established or repealed by the majority, the protection of minorities by rule of law is questionable.
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