Populism is bad. This is what 120 years of investigation suggests

Berlusconi, Chávez, Maduro, Bolsonaro, Trump and Milei. Populists are frequently colourful, sometimes grotesque personalities covering a broad political spectrum – from the far left to the far right. Populism is simply a political strategy that artificially divides the population into 2 groups: “we” – usually mediocre people – and “they”, or corrupt establishment. Left populists frequently polarize against economical and financial elites. On the another hand, these right-wing people emphasize cultural and cultural divisions and accuse “elites” of being in collusion with minorities and putting their interests above the benefits of “the average people”. Populist strategies are peculiarly effective erstwhile murmuring against “the ones at the top” falls to susceptible ground during financial crises, after political scandals or in situations where conventional parties seem overwhelmed (the exile crisis in 2015).