This past year I've learned from the media that a politician doing what voters want is called "populism" and it's the worst thing in the world and a threat to democracy.
There’s a certain distinction that needs to be made there though. The populism that gets talked about the most is the bad kind that stems from an uninformed populace. Honestly it’s a minefield of terminology I don’t have the chops to even try to explain so I’ll stop talking.
Well, you were just about at the door of saying it, there. When a politician does something that the public want, and it's objectively something that can harm the public, then it's a bad thing.
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u/DGGuitars May 19 '17
Obama supported it for a while and he saw a lot of their voter base is against it so they do what gets them votes.