Reddit reviews Populism: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

In all honesty, check out every other definition of populism. I'm the one who brought the word up, so if I'm using a commonly accepted definition of it (I am), it's better to discuss the actual topic than fight about semantics. I've also defended elsewhere which definition I mean. And I believe it IS a common behavior that Trump and Bernie share.

For reference of the traditional definition of the word populism I'm using, see:

> https://www.amazon.com/Populism-Very-Short-Introduction-Introductions/dp/0190234873

or

> https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/02/what-is-populist-trump/516525/

or (kinda light description/summary)

> https://www.upenn.edu/pennpress/book/15615.html

It seems silly to argue the validity of an accepted definition... so check out the definition I'm defending, and let me know if you think Trump is not a populist by that definition (the experts I've quoted DO categorize him as one). Or let me know if you think Bernie is not a populist by that definition (the experts hadn't discussed that). Or let me know if you think that definition of populism is a "good thing" (as a Marxist, you might. Populism is a viable baseline "thin philosophy" for communism, though I believe you can have Marxism without populism)

Otherwise, there's not much else to discuss.