DISENCHANTED
PUBLIC
“Above all, populism seeks and thrills to the authentic voice
of the people. Followers of both [Bernie] Sanders and [Donald] Trump prize
their man's willingness to articulate what ordinary people feel
of the people. Followers of both [Bernie] Sanders and [Donald] Trump prize
their man's willingness to articulate what ordinary people feel
but politicians fear to say. ‘I might not agree with
Bernie on .. 1
everything, but I believe he has values, and he's going to stick·
to those and he will not lie to us,’ a supporter named Liam
Dewey told ABC News. The fact that Sanders has a tendency
to drone on like a speaker at the Socialist Scholars Conference
circa 1986 - one who happens to have an audience of
twenty-seven thousand - only enhances his bona fides. He's
circa 1986 - one who happens to have an audience of
twenty-seven thousand - only enhances his bona fides. He's
the improbable beneficiary of a deeply disenchanted public.
As for Trump, his rhetoric is so crude and from-the-hip
As for Trump, his rhetoric is so crude and from-the-hip
that his fans are continually reassured about its authenticity.”
Packer, George, “The Populists,” pp: 23 and 24, a Talk of
the Town essay in The New Yorker, September 7, 2015.
