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It was during the Scare, actually, that the term “populist” started to acquire its present-day connotations. Here, Babson points to the influence of historian Richard Hofstadter, who attempted to show that the “status anxiety” driving the working poor as the roots of McCarthyism. Although they have long been refuted in academic circles, Hofstadter’s ideas continue to circulate among the general public, encouraging people to think about the “proletariat” as little more than an impulsive, irresponsible mob in search of strawmen to destroy.
✏️ Populism earned its bad rap connotation during the whole red scare/cold war. 👓 propaganda 🔗 View Highlight