I don’t think you can make the statement that Populism has liberal planks, though it might well — because I don’t think we’ve really defined what it is I mean when I say Populism.
And also, when I say Populism, something I should also include is Nationalism.
Heck, it might be an interesting exercise and editorial for me to define what Populism and Nationalism looks like. We already have a good feel for what Elitism and Globalism looks like.
I’ll have enough to do there, than to address your second points about Trump. As you well know, the primary work of an argument is defining the terms.
patriotism and liberty used to be the answer...now it;s populism and nationalism. History makes huge distinctions between those concepts, and the latter two ain’t good....
People won't like that I say this but traditional conservatism, as we know it, has proven a failure against leftism.
If we are to claw our way back, it will be through nationalism and what is called the alt-right, a young, mostly, identarian movement, and nationalism.
Honestly, that will leave a lot of (cucked up) conservatives behind and will find allies in strange places.
The future looks very different and one thing I have learned posting here all these years, many conservatives can't handle that-they are comfortable losing.