The People, No: A Brief History of Anti-Populism - Thomas Frank
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Centrism
Elites
Elitism
Inequality
Liberalism
Neoliberalism
Populism
Working-class
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From the prophetic author of the now-classic What’s the Matter with Kansas? and Listen, Liberal, an eye-opening account of populism, the most important - and misunderstood - movement of our time.
Rarely does a work of history contain startling implications for the present, but in The People, No, Thomas Frank pulls off that explosive effect by showing us that everything we think we know about populism is wrong. Today “populism” is seen as a frightening thing, a term pundits use to describe the racist philosophy of Donald Trump and European extremists. But this is a mistake.
The real story of populism is an account of enlightenment and liberation; it is the story of American democracy itself, of its ever-widening promise of a decent life for all. Taking us from the tumultuous 1890s, when the radical left-wing Populist Party - the biggest mass movement in American history - fought Gilded Age plutocrats to the reformers’ great triumphs under Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman, Frank reminds us how much we owe to the populist ethos. Frank also shows that elitist groups have reliably detested populism, lashing out at working-class concerns. The anti-populist vituperations by the Washington centrists of today are only the latest expression.
Frank pummels the elites, revisits the movement’s provocative politics, and declares true populism to be the language of promise and optimism. The People, No is a ringing affirmation of a movement that, Frank shows us, is not the problem of our times, but the solution for what ails us.
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This post has 7 comments with rating of 4/5
July 15th, 2020
“Racist philosophy” is an excessively generous designation.
We always must be protected from the people, it would appear.
July 17th, 2020
Thanks for the upload. Would you consider uploading Thomas Frank’s other books if you have access?
July 17th, 2020
The Wrecking Crew is not uploaded
Pity the Billionaire is uploaded but not seeded
July 17th, 2020
@VXt: make any requests or reports on other books in the forum.
July 20th, 2020
Failed thesis from the jump. “Populism” isn’t the nasty creature being kept alive by the US president- it’s nationalism, and that’s worse. Strange part is, I usually respect Frank’s work, even though I disagree with him frequently. This time, though, he’s chasing the wrong rabbit.
July 20th, 2020
You have to distinguish betwixt forms of nationalism: ‘racial’ nationalism is indeed proven to be harmful, and misguided; civic nationalism is necessary for the formation & functioning of democratic institutions, public service, public spiritedness - thinking in terms of a much wider community than mere kinship groups (which comes far more naturally to us).
July 26th, 2020
@ProfitPagan
You’re not very good at reading comprehension, are you? Frank’s thesis isn’t the Trumpism is populism, he’s just pointing out that that is what pundits incorrectly call it.
To Frank Trump is just a demagogue, not a real populist.
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