They are far too small to have any chance of influencing education. The simpler explanation would be that there is a strong nationalist current. Think "our people are the best, let's make them even better and throw out the others"

Because populists can say they are "For" something and just not do it. Their supporters largely won't check the results.

Same reason why US republicans say they are the party of fiscal responsibility despite being directly responsible for most of the debt of the US

> Educated people wouldn't go in populist direction.

Depends on "education".

Why wouldn't educated people be swept up by populism? They're human like the rest of us. Maybe you should stop thinking that having an education makes you a moral person, it just means you have an education.

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