"right Wing Populism"

[Khandro]

What does it mean?

[youngmafbog]

It means listening to the people.

Something the left, particularly the liberal left elitists, find totally alien hence the aloof term.

[mikey4444]

Here is what wiki says !

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-wing_populism

[youngmafbog]

//is a political ideology that rejects the current political consensus and often combines laissez-faire and anti-elitism//

So it could as easily be far left populism then?

Of course this is Wiki, just someones view.

What are your thoughts Mickey rather than someone elses?

[anotheoldgit]

It is becoming increasingly more popular to be right-wing?

[mikey4444]

YMB....its just a label, nothing more. It will exploited by anybody who thinks it will of some use to their cause.

[youngmafbog]

The problem I see with labeling every thing that is disagreeable as 'Far right' means that people do become blaze to the term.

Then when a new group forms that has real far right views the term no longer has the impact and 'warning' it should have.

[ToraToraTora]

it means daring to entertain views that are not on the liberal elite "approved" list.

[Khandro]

The US Republican party has all my life been classed as right wing and yet its new president-elect has nailed his colours to the mast in the defence of the jobs millions of working men and women in places like Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, the losing Democrat is mired in all sorts of dodgy deals with her foundation and the despicable Saudis etc. which are not in the interests of the American working classes at all.
So it seems that 'right' and 'left' are no longer valid terms, and 'populism' is simply an invented word which is attempting to replace and denigrate 'democracy'.

[ToraToraTora]

"right wing" is the term that the Liberal elite use when anything happens that they do not agree with. Left/Right is not adequate to describe what is happening across US and Europe. Trump would no doubt fall into the swivel eyed, knuckle dragging bracket for many but he also shows many traits of hard line socialism. What is happening in the US and Europe is the people are taking any chance to be anti establishment.

[Zacs-Master]

Liberal elite is the term that fascists use when confronted with reasoned logic. The little darlings have found themselves with a voice because they've given people like Trump and Farage the oxygen of publicity. Strange times.

[Khandro]

//Strange times.// - a strange point of view. If the so-called right are defending the working people's jobs and livelihood, why do the so-called left not support them?

[ToraToraTora]

"reasoned logic" ! Lets drop all the borders across Europe and allow millions of migrants free roam to rape and pillage. Is that an example of "reasoned logic"?

[Zacs-Master]

Because there's no need to, hence the Labour Party being defunct. Tora himself posted a thread pointing out that we've never had it so good but in his twisted way he turned it into a negative.

[Zacs-Master]

Millions? You see, you're all about sensationalism Tora. You missed your vocation in writing tabloid headlines.

[sp1814]

Khandro

You wrote:

"The US Republican party has all my life been classed as right wing"

Don't you mean 'conservative'?

The Republicans have a right wing, but as a movement, they are conservative, not right wing, in the same way that the Tories are conservatives. There are some in the party who are on the right and some who are (traditionally) referred to as 'One Nation Tories'.

It's the same with the Republicans.

'Right wing' in US politics is the Christian Democrats.

The GOP (Republicans) have a conservative platform, with further foundations in economic liberalism, fiscal conservatism, and social conservatism.

Massive difference to being 'right wing'.

[sp1814]

Also, you put forward the idea that populism is a made up word.

All words are made up.

[Khandro]

The terms originate in France, where the in seating of the ancien régime the aristocrats sat on the right, and the commoners sat on the left. So these terms evolved to mean so that right-wing politics refer to politics for aristocratic and royal interests, while left-wing politics refer to republicanism, socialism, and civil liberties.
In the Westminster Parliament, from the speaker's point of view, it remains the same.

[New Judge]

Democracy is government by the people. The people’s wishes are respected with the majority prevailing when a conflict of views is evident.

“Populism” occurs when the majority view does not accord with that of the ruling elite and their noses are put out of joint.

“Right Wing Populism” occurs when, not only does the majority view not accord with that of ruling elite but the people also find ways, belatedly, to have their voices heard.

[Zacs-Master]

NJ, your confusing right wing populism with being hoodwinked by the Govt.

[New Judge]

I don't get hoodwinked by the government, Zacs. In fact I scarcely believe a word they say. But I do seem to have fallen into the "Right Wing populist" category (at least by by definition).