The Rise of Populism

I have started a project on understanding the recent rise in populism, and here are my first thoughts. I have not produced a working paper yet, but I will post it here and on my website as soon as possible.

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[murimurimrui]

How to say that you don't listen to what people are saying without saying it. - this video.

[deanemarks]

Because what good is cheap goods if it destroys your downtowns and communities?

[captainawasome]

The thing with populism is why does the establishment implement so many policies that nobody really wants and have not asked for? What is the point of annoying the tax payers with one more policy more stupid than the other?

[whynotmorewhisky]

Well, it starts when you say things like “voting against their interests” as if some pencil neck with a masters degree better understands the interests of other people than they understand themselves. If you need further explanation, simply drive through any working class town and see for yourself the decades of institutional neglect that must have been required to produce such a sorry result.

[alexchapman]

What is so hard about understanding the simple fact that people care about more topics other than economic numbers on a spreadsheet? Yes, our unique cultures, heritage, and civilizations that have persisted for centuries will be eroded away into oblivion until everyone is an amorphous blob with nothing to cling onto anymore BUT at least "GDP number go bigger" am I right?

[Atreids]

So you think that people's only interests is a 2% marginal GDP YoY? There's reasons to vote besides the economy...