“The twin Trump and Le Pen stories provide a kind of cautionary tale for politicians of all stripes in a democracy. If one allows problems to fester for too long, the people are going to turn to someone else.”
My formulation:
Populism is caused by Leadership failing the citizens.
If you listen carefullu...
... and spell “carefullu”
French voters turned away from Le Pen. They have told their enemies in very explicit terms, through their vote, that there is no violence that can be visited on French citizens that will make them strike back. French voters have assured themselves of further violent strikes.
Why on God’s green Earth do we call these wackos elites? It po’s me every time I see it? Can’t we just call them what they are, thieving, backstabbing, power mad azzholes? They are not elite by any other measure than the money they inherited, stole, or suckered folks out of. Elite my azz.