| populisms |
[Sep. 3rd, 2011|09:50 pm] |
Fons it šāds - man nācās nesen sēdēt ar kādu ungārieti, kas gribēja uzzināt kaut ko par politisko situāciju Latvijā.
"Es saprotu, ka Jums te ir problēma ar oligarhiem, kas nodarbojas ar populismu - vai tā ir taisnība?"
"Jā - tā ir taisnība," atbildēju, un parādīju viņai plakātu no virtuves logu - "Turklāt, tur pie pieturas - laikam no šejienes, tu nevari redzēt, bet tur tie oligarhu pretinieki ir gatavi apgalvot, ka zem viņu ietekmes pat nevaram te brīvi paspēlēties."
Gribēju piebilst kaut ko ļoti garlaicīgu un acīmredzamu, bet vārdi nenāca āra no mutes. Paklusēju, un domāju, par istabu, kas būtu pilna ar jauno, radošo pret-oligarhu sabiedrību. Domāju, ka es zinātu (ja būtu spiests), ko tur teikt, lai būtu populārs.
Viņa nopūtās un teica: "Un es varu iedomāties, ka tie oligarhu pretinieki ir tie apmaksātie - it ka racionālie liberāļi, kas nesaprot lietas būtību."
Es piekrītoši māju ar galvu, un domāju par istabu, kas būtu pilna ar tādiem, kā es. |
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the new populism (of the anti oligarch party with Vjačaslavs Dombrovskis as their toted FM) geared to those who consider themselves too smart to fall for the old populism
Well, I believe there is a difference between propoganda and populism, but I haven't yet checked any adverts. :)
I guess propoganda is often a vital component of a populist message, but check out the poster - as an ex-drummer/footballer it had, for a brief moment, quite a powerful attraction.
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Are you saying that propaganda mostly is populists' prerogative?
I wouldn't say that exactly because I am often not sure what qualifies as populism (which is what the post was about). It seems to have negative connotations here in Latvia as an appeal to the ill-informed working classes. Actually, I think there is a psuedo better-informed sector that feels it is above this kind of appeal and looks down its nose at it. I shouldn't generalise, but seeing as I have started, I would ahem "classify" them thus: a sort of 'ir'-reading, sort-of-creative, economically liberal group who value the appearance of rationality.
I am not convinced of their rationality (or their creativity, but then I am an awful snob with a pretty terrible character); moreover, I think they are suckers for a populist message themselves (one they would consider anti-populist).
As for me, I would like to see a well-informed populist backlash representing the working class. The trouble is that within the global political and financial systems we are living, any movement of this kind is bound to wither and dissapoint, and any rallying cries it summons seem like empty crass (populist) words.
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