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    Populism

    Throughout the 2016 Presidential Election, CORRUPT MEDIA AND PUNDITS threw this beautiful word, Populism, around as if if was filth, vulgar, onerous, horrible, unAmerican and "not our values".

    You may remember a statement I post often about what stage of our development we're in: Period of Ironies and Opposites

    Well, the attack on this word, populism, is a perfect example. In case people aren't sure what this word means, it means this:

    "At its root, populism is a belief in the power of regular people, and in their right to have control over their government rather than a small group of political insiders or a wealthy elite. The word populism comes from the Latin word for "people," populus."

    https://www.google.com/search?q=popu...utf-8&oe=utf-8

    It can have different connotations, but its simple plain root meaning is of the people, by the people and for the people, "regular people", not elites or ruling factions.

    The present wave of populism is a renaissance for citizens of a nation to control their nation for their own benefit. This is what the United States was created to do. And any time people stray or forget about that, just take a few minutes and read the Preamble of the United States Constitution which outlines the full and complete purpose of the United States Government.

    "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."

    https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/preamble

    The point of this is just to remind everyone that being accused of being a populist is a good thing, not a bad thing, and one of the Most American of our "values" as any could be.

    MERRY CHRISTMAS to all the people of the United States!!

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    Populism is a great thing. It is what America was founded on.

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    It is becoming en vogue globally.

    Populists Primed to Govern Italy After Stinging Renzi Defeat

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    by THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D.
    5 Dec 2016

    Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi kept his promise to resign from office after losing a constitutional referendum tied to his administration Sunday, opening the door for the growing populist Five Star Movement (M5S) to move into Italy’s political driver’s seat.

    Sunday’s important referendum marks the third major populist victory worldwide after the Brexit vote in June and Donald Trump’s triumph last month. The resounding defeat of the measure—60 percent to 40 percent—also marked an unprecedented voter turnout, as more than 65 percent of eligible Italians showed up at the ballot box.

    As with the cases of Brexit and Trump, the populist movement in Italy is hard to pigeonhole in categories of left and right or conservative and liberal. In many ways, it is easier to define by what it is not rather than what it is. Italian populism sees itself as Euro-skeptic, anti-establishment (whether left or right) and anti-corruption.

    Italy’s Five Star Movement, the standard-bearer of Italian populism, was so-named because of the five causes it originally espoused: public water, improved transportation, sustainable development, free internet access and environmentalism. These are hardly right-wing causes, but nor are they the agenda of the Italian establishment.

    After M5S scored major victories last June, winning mayoral races in Rome and Turin as well as over a dozen other cities, it established itself as Italy’s most significant opposition force. Its rise in popularity has continued unabated ever since.

    “The propaganda of the regime and all its lies are the first losers of this referendum,” said Beppe Grillo, the founder and leader of M5S. “Times have changed.”




    Virginia Raggi, Rome’s M5S mayor, called the referendum outcome a victory for democracy, tweeting that “our revolution will not stop, in Rome and in Italy.”

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    Despite his early reputation as a reformer, during his two-and-a-half-year rule, Matteo Renzi became more and more identified with the establishment and especially beholden to the European Union (EU) with its gross mismanagement of the migrant crisis, a position that cost him popularity. His inability to lift Italy out of the economic gutter further sullied his political image.

    The autocratic Prime Minister issued an edict in June opening the door for civil unions in Italy, bypassing parliamentary debate and unilaterally settling the question outside of the democratic political process. This measure earned him the ire of Italy’s powerful pro-family movement and enduring suspicion among those who value the rule of law.

    The immediate outcome of the Renzi exit is yet to be determined. The Italian President, Sergio Mattarella, may name a caretaker government staffed with technocrats, or he may call for early elections in 2017.

    Either way, Renzi’s defeat will further galvanize Italy’s populist movement while also sending signs to other EU nations—such as France—that resistance to the establishment is possible.

    http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016...-renzi-defeat/



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    That is such great news!!!! Great job, Italy!!!!
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    There have been a lot of good things come out of this election - besides keeping the Clintons out of the WH.

    The best is that this wave of populism has spread to the rest of the world.

    Another word I think is not a dirty word is nationalism. What is wrong with nationalism? It seems other countries are thinking along those lines as well.

    Another good thing is the exposure of the media as anything but a news media. Many have always held the belief, with good reason, it
    slants things. The rise of populism sent them into a frenzy. They were willing to expose themselves to try to get their candidates elected. They seemed willing to commit suicide - almost like a snake biting itself when it gets agitated.

    Of course, it is a sad thing as well. A free nation can't survive without a fairly balanced news media that keeps the spotlight on the government, and other things going on in the country.

    Another thing that has me inspired is the fact Americans learned they don't have to vote as the 'party' declares they do. For a long time, I have believed we did not have a two party system - but simply two sides of the same coin. That way, each side can coerce their members to vote as they say - because of the 'other side'. The actions of the Republican party in this election points that out to me. I think they were surprised that people could/would vote their choice - when they were actually given a real choice.

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