Meaning of sadopopulism | Babel Free

Definitions

A political strategy or act in which a leader appeals to people by harming them but convincing them that people they hate are at fault or suffering worse harm.

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Examples

“[…] 'sadopopulism', in which people are willing to inflict pain on themselves so long as they can believe that, in the same moment, they are making their enemies hurt more: […]'”

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