Right-wing populism

There are three major political and economic reform movements that have been discussed so far and they are Populism, Progressivism, and The New Deal. While each idea was thought of in different years they all have similarities and differences. They are similar because they all started from the same reason. For example, they all derive from finding solutions to problems at hand with the government and or the economy. They differ by their views, leaders, and how they plan on executing their ideas.…

the American political system, the question of political legitimacy has come into play. McAdam and Kloos remark that there has never been this high of distrust in the government. In 1964, 74 percent of Americans trusted their government “to do the right thing”. Contrastingly, only 19 percent believed the same when asked in October of 2013 (McAdam and Kloos, 325). The 2013 government shutdown and debt ceiling crisis has only fueled this lack of trust with many American citizens outright wary of…

small farmers whose produce were becoming impractical in result of commercialized agriculture. On the other hand, the Progressives exemplified middle-class citizens due to government and corporate corruption, dangerous working conditions, and women’s rights. Although factors developed the majority of support for these parties, Progressives were in fact more productive and successful within the political climate while sharing the success with…

whole country. For this reason they wanted the government to be in control of these three things. Farmers were one of the major’s supporters of this idea because of the low crop prices. The people of the United States would have lost most of their rights to big business affairs without the grow of the Populist Party. Although the Republicans and Democrats had their own problems to deal with, they were more focused dealing with money. The laissez fair is the idea in which the business operated…

Left-leaning populism began to gain popularity due to anti-American sentiments and economically-unproductive neoliberal trade policies (Cardoso). But populism is a threat to democracy in Latin America. According to Cardoso, populist leaders are authoritarian and often create a cult of personality where their power is above constitutional…

Feeling that the system was being rigged, that the government was not looking at the common interests, farmers decided to form a third party and seek a broader political representation. During this shift from the agrarian to the industrial economy, American farms find themselves facing significant problems in selling their crops at a good price and in dealing with this new type of economy. Speculators controlled the land prices, the railroads charge exorbitant prices the farmers in order for…

I would definitely say that this film broadened my understanding of the great depression in a way that a lecture never could. I have learned about the great depression many times throughout my education but I never realized how desperate these people really were. Tom and his family's trip is a great example of this. It amazed me that Tom’s entire family fit in a single car and drove across the country to look for work that wasn’t even guaranteed. Then the family found out, from a man in the…

a success, in the long term the Populist movement faltered. Farmers tried to overcome deflation and falling crop prices by forming organaizations such as the Grange and the Farmers’ Alliance. Many farmers joined the Populist Party in the 1890s. “Populism was a movement to increase farmers’ political power and to work for legislation in their interest. Farmers joined the Populist movement because they were in the midst of an economic crisis” (The American Vision 470). The greater supply…

The Power of Charismatic Leadership There is something about the aura of a charismatic leader that distinguishes them from the rest. As Robert Tucker points out, a charismatic leader is “is not necessarily…[an] admirable individual.” Charismatic leaders “possess extraordinary qualities in order to be widely perceived over a period of time as a bearer of them” and “furnish signs or proof of the exceptional abilities or qualities for the sake of which [their] followers [have] personal…

birth of populist parties claiming to speak for “the people” treating their rights as an impediment to their conception of the majority will, a needless obstacle to defending the nation from perceived threats and evils, (said Kenneth Roth). Although all these movements were born as a consequence of a period of political instability a question arises: Is Populism an hazard that risks to put the people and their human rights in jeopardy? or is It the most rational choice to undertake when the…