You said: “ If you think the French Revolution is an example of populism, then forget it.”
I said: “ The French Revolution is widely regarded as having been a populist movement.”
So this is me forgetting it rather than entering a very overthought space with you to try to get you to see the forest for the trees.
Yeah, and like I said, Lenin and Mao’s revolutions were also widely regarded as being a populist movement. Look what happened there: People being butchered. The French Revolution is no different. Heck, Lenin and Marx even USED the Jacobins actions as a blueprint for their revolutions, and Mao did indirectly as well.