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demagogue (sometimes US), demagog 1. a political agitator who appeals with crude oratory to the prejudice and passions of the mob 2. (esp in the ancient world) any popular political leader or orator How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Any attempt to stifle market forces would be pure populist demagogy and misguided public policy. Class terminology, regional culture and the terms Proto-Fascism, Folkism, Demagogy or Populism have very frequently been used to explain this continuity in these and other regions from (National) Liberalism to National-Socialism. They are historically difficult to mobilize behind a common national vision, and no Yoshida Shigeru or Konrad Adenaner can be expected to emerge from a ruling class that inclines toward demagogy and corruption. |
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