Populism turns complex national problems into kindergarten theatre, then sells the applause as policy.
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Populism turns complex national problems into kindergarten theatre, then sells the applause as policy.
Power without responsibility is not merely a political failure. It is the central pathology of the attention economy: influence is purchased, outrage is amplified, incompetence is rewarded, and when the consequences arrive, everyone points at the voters as though the stage built itself.