Someone (Tim?) wrote:
- Sounds just like me, doesn't it? Tim
- DemagoguerY? is identical to PopulisM? according to those in power. This is why businesspeople frequently condemn democracy wherever it gives the "wrong" socialist result. One can define DemagoguerY? as appealing to the base instincts of the masses, and PopulisM? as appealing to the enlightened interests of the masses.
Sorry for deleting this, but I don't even understand it. Who are "those in power"? Is something bad being said about Demagoguery, Populism, or those in power? What "socialist results" are referred to? Basically, this needs to be completely rewritten so that it is absolutely clear what the point is. Can you restate this so that it is fact-stating--so that no one would disagree with it? Perhaps it will take something to the effect that "a cynic would point out that..." and "demagoguery and populism are, according to some cynics, two sides of the same coin. Here's what that means, exactly..."
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