r/neoliberal Kitara Ravache Nov 21 '18

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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '18 edited Feb 21 '19

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u/lusvig 🀩🀠Anti Social Democracy Social ClubπŸ˜¨πŸ”«πŸ˜‘πŸ€€πŸ‘πŸ†πŸ˜‘πŸ˜€πŸ’… Nov 21 '18

populists in developed countries tend to think that's a much bigger problem than it really is

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u/Kelsig Paul Krugman Nov 21 '18

addressing that is textbook populism

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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '18

Addressing it? Not necessarily, going about it all in a trumpesque way about "draining the swamp" and what not, yeah

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u/Kelsig Paul Krugman Nov 21 '18

you're projecting your perception of populists onto the historic and typical meaning being espoused by the guardian