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Shadow of populism hangs over Davos
Financial Times - Europe ^
| January 22, 2016
| Gideon Rachman
Posted on 01/22/2016 12:00:39 PM PST by fingers_crossed
Shadow of populism hangs over Davos
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: davos; elite; populism; trump
Davos gathering shows dangers posed by world elitists to general populaces.
Populism
1.A political philosophy supporting the rights and power of the people in their struggle against the privileged elite.
Populist
2. a believer in the rights, wisdom, or virtues of the common people
To: fingers_crossed
The only people those at Davos care about — are the people at Davos
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posted on
01/22/2016 12:02:52 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: fingers_crossed
Keep a list of their names, we can hang them in alphabetical order.
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posted on
01/22/2016 12:06:33 PM PST
by
heights
To: fingers_crossed
Populism:
A term used by the Ruling Elites to denigrate the common people’s desire for liberty.
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posted on
01/22/2016 12:09:41 PM PST
by
TTFlyer
To: fingers_crossed
Sorry....looks like FT only allows access to its articles by subscription.....this is very good article and it is posted on Drudge.
To: fingers_crossed
Populism is the result of leadership failing its constituents.
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posted on
01/22/2016 12:15:16 PM PST
by
Uncle Miltie
(Bob Dole: A Ted Cruz nomination would be 'cataclysmic' for the GOP)
To: TTFlyer
I used to think populist was spelled "populist_paa"...because of the spitting sound the elites media lackeys always add when talking about someone running a "populist_paa" campaign.
To: fingers_crossed
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posted on
01/22/2016 12:28:37 PM PST
by
mrmeyer
(You can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him. � Robert Heinlein)
To: Uncle Miltie
I think we could put in even stronger terms, saying it is leadership “abandoning” its constituents.
To: fingers_crossed
Populism? Trump seems as much a nationalist to me right now. Maybe we need that, at this particular time.
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posted on
01/22/2016 12:32:56 PM PST
by
metesky
(My investment program is holding steady @ $0.05 cents a can.)
To: fingers_crossed
“Workers of the world unite! Throw off your chains!”
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posted on
01/22/2016 12:37:07 PM PST
by
1rudeboy
To: 1rudeboy
Well actually at Davos they call us minions. So “minions of the world unite”..hahahah
To: fingers_crossed
Just wait till the mobs of Syrian refugees start showing up there.
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posted on
01/22/2016 1:42:34 PM PST
by
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To: fingers_crossed
No, I refuse to be associated with those one eyed twinkie things. They drive me nuts.
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posted on
01/22/2016 4:32:23 PM PST
by
Idaho_Cowboy
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