Populism
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Pensioners and PopulismNEW YORK – If Donald Trump loses the US election, will the tide of
populism
that threatened to overwhelm the world after the Brexit vote in June begin to wane?
In fact, when all is said and done, Italy’s new
populism
is not new at all.
Liberalism has not been abandoned, but a dash of
populism
and Hungarian patriotism has been added to the brew: "While we wish to feel at home in NATO and the EU," Orban declared at a rapturous FIDESZ congress on June 6the, "we do not wish our good feelings about our home here to fade".
Many believe that rapid growth can act as a virtual panacea for countries’ political and social woes, including the rise of
populism
and nationalism.
What we are seeing in France is
populism
of the left, the result of people having difficulty making ends meet and rejecting new taxes, whatever the justification for them.
It is only a matter of time before France’s far-right National Rally (formerly the National Front) and political parties across Europe figure out how to combine economic and cultural
populism
and threaten the post-World War II political order.
The continent’s political leaders, paralyzed by the rise of anti-immigrant populism, are turning their backs on desperately vulnerable people fleeing war, human-rights abuses, and economic collapse.
European leaders must state loudly and clearly that the current Polish government’s brand of
populism
is incompatible with EU standards.
Last year, when the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, and the US elected Donald Trump its president, the rise of right-wing
populism
went from seemingly impossible to seemingly irresistible.
Beyond transforming the image of France (and right-wing populism) in Europe, Macron’s victory is transforming Europe’s image in the world.
In a year when the United Kingdom voted to “Brexit” from the European Union, and Republicans in the United States chose Donald Trump as their presidential candidate, anti-globalization
populism
does seem ubiquitous.
But while it is tempting to see
populism
as a cause of global economic woes, the movement has, in fact, had only limited political successes so far.
The big advantage of this approach is that it would force politicians to take full responsibility for their actions, rather than merely pointing the finger at Europe when something goes wrong – a habit that has fueled the rise of
populism
in many countries.
Democracies, however, can also produce a more enlightened type of populism, such as that offered by US Senator Bernie Sanders.
Sanders’ benign form of
populism
was not just a way to achieve power; it was an enlightened drive for moral and social improvement.
His rejection by the Democratic Party establishment spared America a unique election contest between too diametrically opposed brands of
populism.
In the meantime, enlightened
populism
may be the best option.
Given a slow economy, a failed welfare state, and uncontrolled immigration – challenges for which no mainstream parties on the right or the left have any coherent proposals – the appeal of the far right’s soft
populism
will continue to haunt France and Europe.
There is reason to fear that the US is now on the path to what was previously known as Latin American
populism.
American
populism
in the Trump era, though promising great gains for working people, will in fact benefit only those who are already rich.
The results of irresponsible populism, however, are always the same.
Democracies are feeling the effects of growing
populism.
The rise of
populism
is in part a response to stagnating incomes and job loss, owing mostly to new technologies but widely attributed to imports and immigrants.
Some economists attribute the current surge of
populism
to the “hyper-globalization” of the 1990s, with liberalization of international financial flows and the creation of the World Trade Organization – and particularly China’s WTO accession in 2001 – receiving the most attention.
But we should be wary of attributing
populism
solely to economic distress.
In other words, support for
populism
is a reaction by once predominant sectors of the population to changes in values that threaten their status.
On the contrary, in America, too, there is more to the resurgence of
populism
than just economics.
But even if there had been no economic globalization, cultural and demographic change would have created some degree of
populism.
So, while 2016 may be the year of
populism
in politics, it does not follow that “isolationism” is an accurate description of current American attitudes toward the world.
The rise of
populism
is merely a symptom of political leaders’ failure to address voters’ economic grievances.
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