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nostrademonsyesterday at 4:38 PM2 repliesview on HN

I actually meant populist, meaning affiliated with populist ("of the ordinary people") political parties on both right and left.


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deauxtoday at 1:27 AM

Meaning is derived from real usage, not from dictionaries. Descriptivism has won. And in the real world, it's simply used as a cheap shot to claim that certain policies or thoughts are only for the winning of votes rather than well thought out or other "ideology" based.

beepbooptheoryyesterday at 5:05 PM

Do all the non politically affiliated people who hate billionaires not count? Or why is the granularity here important? Your point is stronger the other way!

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