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Populism is the Result of Global Economic Failure

posted by on Wednesday March 29 2017, @10:39AM   Printer-friendly
from the no-one's-leaving-until-we-have-unanimous-agreement dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

The rise of populism has rattled the global political establishment. Brexit came as a shock, as did the victory of Donald Trump. Much head-scratching has resulted as leaders seek to work out why large chunks of their electorates are so cross.
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The answer seems pretty simple. Populism is the result of economic failure. The 10 years since the financial crisis have shown that the system of economic governance which has held sway for the past four decades is broken. Some call this approach neoliberalism. Perhaps a better description would be unpopulism.

Unpopulism meant tilting the balance of power in the workplace in favour of management and treating people like wage slaves. Unpopulism was rigged to ensure that the fruits of growth went to the few not to the many. Unpopulism decreed that those responsible for the global financial crisis got away with it while those who were innocent bore the brunt of austerity.

2017 Davos says: The 99% should just try harder.

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  • (Score: 2) by hemocyanin on Thursday March 30 2017, @02:02AM

    by hemocyanin (186) on Thursday March 30 2017, @02:02AM (#486297) Journal

    I don't think they do want gay people dead. As an aside, I am not what you'd call working class. I just find it very interesting how there is a vocal and visible group that doesn't fit into the caricature of left and right. I fit the caricature of a lefty: good income, atheist, post-grad degree, intentionally child-free, drive an electric car, grow myself an organic garden, vote Green -- the whole nine yards. But I think there are a lot of interesting ideas out there though, especially once we get past the cartoonish stereotypes for those are in fact, nothing but a form of prejudice.

    Anyway:

    "WE STAND FOR THE LIBERTY OF ALL PEOPLE.
    We are working class and poor people. We are not here today as your enemies. But Jews, Muslims, migrants, refugees, folks of color, native people, queer and trans folks, the elderly, or others who are now being targeted by the Trump administration are also not your enemies.

    We have been fooled and duped for long enough by politicians on all sides. We keep on following the same politicians as they break promise after promise and sell out hard working and struggling folks. Whether Democrat or Republican, they're always the same: rich politicians who only look out for themselves at the expense of all the rest of us. No matter what lies they tell us about being champions for the "everyday citizen" or "little guy", they all end up behaving the same.

    https://www.redneckrevolt.org/single-post/2017/03/28/PHOENIX-MAGA-MARCH-REPORTBACK [redneckrevolt.org]

    It is with these conflicting histories in mind that we hope to incite a movement amongst white working people that works toward the total liberation of all working people, regardless of skin color, religious background, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, or any other division that bosses and politicians have used to fragment movements for social, political, and economic freedom.

    https://www.redneckrevolt.org/principles [redneckrevolt.org]

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