In Ancient Rome, populism was the mask autocracy wore on its way to destruction of the republic. Catiline and Clodius were stupid populist playboys, specializing in insurrection and thuggery. Julius Caesar was smarter, Augustus smarter still. Once people tired of civil war, he cast populism aside.
Well they were told they were special snowflakes and got participation trophies but also told they'd have got champion trophies if it weren't for the libs. So they think they'll get awesome benefits on merit without having to be in a union if we just let the bosses fire all the lazy... y'know...
“Indeed, as the Trump RNC welcomes in key union leaders and attempts to poach a core Democratic constituency, one outside adviser who counsels Trump on economic issues tells Rolling Stone that within the past several months, the former…
“…president has privately discussed how much of a “disaster” the Biden-era National Labor Relations Board has become — beholden, in Trump’s assessment, to the kind of Democratic-backing labor union leaders who despise Trump…
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“Indeed, as the Trump RNC welcomes in key union leaders and attempts to poach a core Democratic constituency, one outside adviser who counsels Trump on economic issues tells Rolling Stone that within the past several months, the former…