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12. "Is Donald Trump a 'populist' ..." If he really is (a big IF), he is a RW populist which is very

Tue Aug 25, 2015, 05:02 PM

Aug 2015

dangerous.

With LW populists, what you see if what you get. We focus our ire on class and corporate interests.

The RW version of populism tends to identify 'enemies' based on color, religion or nationality. Though some of their policies have a 'progressive' ring to them, it is the way they define their 'enemies' that makes them dangerous.

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Will Trump Rebrand GOP As White Nationalist Party? [View all] DonViejo Aug 2015 OP

Re-brand? He is just dragging that out into the open. n/t djean111 Aug 2015 #1

"Re"-brand? villager Aug 2015 #2

Everyone should retweet this. Trump is German. underthematrix Aug 2015 #3

Oh please jberryhill Aug 2015 #6

Oh damn I didn't do that well underthematrix Aug 2015 #10

I'm 1/16th German. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2015 #7

I explained my post when I responded to the first outraged person underthematrix Aug 2015 #11

You mean "Officially Re-brand" I presume. hifiguy Aug 2015 #4

It would be more accurate than Republican. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2015 #5

The racists always voted RepubliCON fasttense Aug 2015 #8

Its funny, but i am white, male, partial German ancestry, and a total liberal in the best sense of world wide wally Aug 2015 #9

"Is Donald Trump a 'populist' ..." If he really is (a big IF), he is a RW populist which is very pampango Aug 2015 #12

Trump is using the European white power parties as a model Gothmog Aug 2015 #13