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re: How do you love democracy and hate populism simultaneously?

Posted on 12/10/23 at 6:30 pm to
Posted by davyjones
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Posted on 12/10/23 at 6:30 pm to
The “mob” being citizens. So what “power” of the citizens are you referencing? What “power” of the citizens does populism actually contemplate? And it’s not uprising or physical overthrow of the government. That’s not a natural or default or expected aspect of populism, not in the context of populism that’s subject of this discussion.

So what “power” of the mob-citizens is there to be concerned with or skeptical of?
Posted by the808bass
The Lou
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Posted on 12/10/23 at 6:31 pm to
Look up “the French Revolution.”
Posted by Powerman
Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 12/10/23 at 6:33 pm to
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So what “power” of the mob-citizens is there to be concerned with or skeptical of?

In theory a mob could restrict the freedoms of others.

Not everyone wants all the freedoms that you may enjoy.
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
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Posted on 12/10/23 at 6:36 pm to
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So what “power” of the mob-citizens is there to be concerned with or skeptical of?



The groupthink and crowd psychology that comes from it. Theyre easily manipulated by Demagogues.
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