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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Populism sat relatively idle, controlled, from the days of Father Coughlin.
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It was placated with an economy and a political system that provided for more than just the very rich, only to rise again after a decades-long, worldwide "conservative" movement reverse things.
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We know exactly what caused extreme politicians like Bernie and Trump to acquire such support.
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Bernie isn't extreme, though.
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Until we address inequality (that the economy is not delivering anywhere near what it should to all people), and I've no idea how that can or will be done, we're going to get more populism, which will bring us more Bernies and Trumps.
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Literally the only way to do that is to be more like Bernie, though. If we're not willing to use government to take a bit more from the wealthy and spend it on the less fortunate, there's literally no way to close that gap.
