The Realignment cover image

346 | The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism with Martin Wolf

The Realignment

00:00

Are All Populist Movements Equally Anti-Elitist?

All populist movements share one characteristic which is they See the political struggle as one with Between the people at large and elites. It's not always the same elite and Generally the left elite The left populist will Invade against big business Capitalists the rich And That's what you saw in occupy wall street. FDR sometimes think it was the most successful populist politician in world history But populism can also be anti-pluralist that goes beyond what I've just said to say Well, I represent the real people You are the real people use of all the other real people. They have no legitimate place in the political system. At that stage it becomes potentially the precursor of a civil war and or if it

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app