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Today we're going to be discussing populism, and this is actually one of the videos one of the

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So what exactly is populism?

I mean if we're going to be doing an entire video about a term, we should probably start

off by defining it.

The thing is populism isn't really the best defined concept, in fact, it's pretty nebulous.

The dictionary defines populism as, quote, a political approach that strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel

that their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups. That's a pretty

open-ended explanation but here's a more critical definition from the Encyclopedia Britannica.

It defines populism as a political program or movement that champions the common person usually by favorable

contrast with the elite. Populism usually combines elements of the left and the right,

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