I woke up today and saw the horrific news on TV that Trump has won again. It is
incredibly bad on many levels. It is bad for the environment. The world will
not be able to stop global warming without the U.S. It is bad for Ukraine as
well. To me it feels like the end of civilization and democracy. The people who
voted for him probably do not read Paxton, Arendt or Levitsky and Ziblatt. Or
do not
care.https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/562246/how-democracies-die-by-steven-levitsky-and-daniel-ziblatt/I
was wondering how this is possible. If we define populism as an ideology that
presents "the people" as a morally good force and contrasts them against "the
elite", who are portrayed as corrupt and self-serving then this could be a
reason why Trump is so successful. He is good at populism because he is corrupt
and self-serving himself, and uses projection to accuse
others.https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/308163/what-is-populism-by-muller-jan-werner/9780141987378What
do you think? Why have people voted for him although they know what kind of
person he his? Are we doomed now? -J.
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