Tho votes were still being counted Tues afternoon & the Modi-led #BJP could still form the govt, it was projected to fall short of its showing in 2014, when #Modi swept to #power on a wave of national #anger over #corruption, or 2019, when buoyed by #nationalist sentiment over a border clash w/ #Pakistan. Such a result would be rare for the politician who has never failed to secure a majority in a 23+yr political career & cultivates an image as a #populist#strongman & a serial winner. #India
#JosephLieberman, the doggedly independent 4-term #US#senator from #Connecticut who was the Democratic nominee for VP in 2000, becoming the first Jewish candidate on the national ticket of a major party, died March 27 in NYC. He was 82.
The cause was complications from a fall, his family said in a statement.
…#JohnMcCain seriously considered making #JohnLieberman his running mate, but his advisers warned that #Lieberman’s Democratic history & voting record, particularly his stand in favor of #AbortionRights, would anger convention delegates & split the party. McCain instead chose the #RightWing#populist gov of Alaska, Sarah Palin, a decision he later said he regretted.
Most observers, including Lieberman, doubted that his presence on the ticket would have saved McCain from defeat by Obama….
In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Geert Wilders said that Ukrainians are coming to the Netherlands not to flee from the full-scale war but instead to receive benefits from the Dutch government.
I’m definitely not with Netanyahu’s government or killing #Palestinian civilians, but those who are concerned about their deaths should also understand that Hamas really is run by committed #Jihadist religious fanatics. And before you say ”islamophobia”, I beg your pardon, that this is actually a problem for thr Arab world, and Palestinians in particular. Being led by Jihadists is terrible for the people.
@peterbrown 7th of October should be seen as THE warning example of what happens to a country that lets itself be governed by a #populist#strongman that makes alliances with far-right extremists.
Settlers and messianic fanatics were such important allies to Netanyahu, that he favoured anyone against peace.
He favoured loyalists, and the army was almost all deployed protecting settlers, even illegal ones. There was almost no-one left at Gaza to stop Hamas
Using the term "Reply Guy" after only two posts where I disagree with your conservative aiding surrender of the term "populist" is the sign of a weak mind that hasnt thought their positions through especially when your bio says "Dont tone police me"
Asylbewerber:innen sind nicht regulär krankenversichert, sondern haben einen Anspruch auf Notversorgung. Sie können nur zum Zahnarzt, wenn sie akute Zahnschmerzen haben. Dass ihnen Merz auch diese Behandlung versagen will, zeigt die ganze Dreckigkeit seines Charakters.
@leoniensieger
Und genau deswegen ist es idR kein Problem bei einem Zahnarzt einen Termin zu bekommen. Bei Schmerzen geht das sowieso direkt. #Merz ist ein scheiß #Populist. @Johann_v_d_Bron
AFAIK sind Asylbewerber auch ohne Aufenthaltsstatus nach 18 Monaten normal über die Krankenkasse versichert. Was auch gut so ist. Es sind Menschen denen eine Gesundheitsvorsorge wie jedem anderem zusteht. @exiltoaster@odddev
The #UAW are on #strike against the #BigThree#automakers. #Biden should be roaring his full-throated support for the strike. Doing so would be both just and shrewd. But instead, the #WhiteHouse is waffling...and if recent history is any indication, they might actually come out against the strike.
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The faux-populism of the Republicans' #Trump wing has killed that strategy. As #NaomiKlein writes in her new book #Doppelganger, #SteveBannon's tactical genius is to zero in on the areas where Democrats have failed key blocks and offer faux-#populist promises to deliver for those voters:
#Trump's latest threats to place opponents in #jail, including #PresidentBiden, fit with the limitless nature of #psychopaths. Lacking a conscience or #morality to limit his #sadism, and believing in his worth above all others, leads Trump to believe he has the right to #destroy anyone who does not submit to him.
The sad history of people democratically electing #despots like Trump is that they don't realize the level of #malignant#psychology behind the #populist face.
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1941 was born #populist Vermont Senator #BernieSanders, and in 1966 the first episode of #StarTrek aired in the US -- two anniversaries related to peace, tolerance, and progress. May we all live up to their example.
Kretschmer: "Migration erstes Thema für Deutschland-Pakt"
Der sächsische Ministerpräsident Kretschmer fordert von der Bundesregierung weitere Schritte, um die Migration einzudämmen. Das sei das wichtigste Thema noch vor der Energiekrise, betonte der CDU-Politiker im Interview mit den ARD-tagesthemen.
@TruthSandwich just for kicks, I went to double-check the definition of #populist (see attached screen grab).
I mean, I'd be happy to root for a party that would match that! Especially definition number 2. But no #politicalparty I know of seems to care about the common people...
#VladVexler knocks it out of the park with a #YouTube video on his main channel in which he dismantles the so-called #antiimperialist#left & #AltLeft arguments against #American aid to #Ukraine & #NATO blame for #Russia's invasion. TL;DR they fundamentally misunderstand #Putin's reasons for starting the war & are thus unable to grasp how to end it:
@lindamarie
I know he likes the dramatic music for his more "produced" videos on his main channel. I guess I didn't notice it being too loud.
My main critique would be of how he characterized the #AltLeft. For me #Glemb, #Taibbi, & #TulsiGabbard are little more than grifter hacks who use #populist language & #left sounding tropes for clicks & eyeballs. I don't think any of their arguments RE #Ukraine (or anything else for that matter) are made in #GoodFaith.
ARD-Sommerinterview: Söder will K-Frage im Herbst 2024 entscheiden
Frühestens im Herbst 2024 solle die Union sich für einen Kanzlerkandidaten entscheiden, sagte CSU-Chef Söder im ARD-Sommerinterview. Es sei sinnvoll, die Wahlen im Osten abwarten. Die Deutschen nannte er "extrem verunsichert".
@tagesschau er wäre ja auch blöd, schon vor der #ltwby23 zu gestehen, dass er sich als #Kanzlerkandidat sieht. Das würde sein Ergebnis in #Bayern beeinflussen.
Was wäre er denn für ein #Populist, wenn er das nicht bedacht hätte
My suspicion is after how #brexit weaponised #nativism to huge political effect, they're scared this can happen again with anything environmental that can be made into a #populist call to action
IMO there are more than enough who, given leadership & the right information, will do the right thing for that not to be an issue
I just wish the shadow cabinet could lead and not fold on this subject
Silly 1970s style nationalisation plans? That's different - those would lose a GE
Menschen wählen #Faschisten und der der die letzten 16J das Land mit zerdroschen hat, schiebt es auf die Grünen, die als zweitstärkste Kraft noch nicht mal 2J in der Regierung sind.
Dieser gefährliche #Populist relativiert nicht nur Faschismus, er ist sein Türöffner. #soeder
How do people with #populist views of #science inform themselves and communicate about it? 🔬
In our new study, @mss7676@j_metag and I find: Science-related populists prefer #TV and social networking sites, and are more likely to comment scientific content online. But they don’t avoid journalistic media in general, so they don’t ‘disconnect’ from science 🪢🔬
Paper: https://doi.org/10.1515/commun-2022-0059#OpenAccess
Dutch far-right leader Wilders criticizes Ukrainian refugees (kyivindependent.com)
In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Geert Wilders said that Ukrainians are coming to the Netherlands not to flee from the full-scale war but instead to receive benefits from the Dutch government.