Parvini, Neema

The Populist Delusion

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ISBN 13:: 9781922602442
author:: Parvini, Neema
format:: Paperback / softback
publisher:: Imperium Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2022
Pages:: 174
Dimensions:: 0.9 x 12.7 x 12.7 centimetres (0
Genre:: Nonfiction, Politics, Political Ideologies,
Condition:: New
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The Populist Delusion by Neema Parvini The 2016 US presidential campaign of Donald Trump marked a significant shift in American politics, sparking a wave of populism not seen since the Nixon era. However, the subsequent failure to deliver meaningful change was seen as a departure from a natural state where the people are sovereign and their representatives govern by their consent. This book challenges that notion, revealing the top-down and elite-driven nature of politics. Through a series of chapters exploring the ideas of key thinkers, Parvini sheds light on the tightly organized minority that has historically advanced the interests of the people. The author argues that the interests of the people have only ever been served by a minority, and that an elite is only ever driven out by another elite. This sobering picture is presented as a remedy for a self-defeating folk politics that has done the people a great disservice.

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