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Right-wing populism

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Former president of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro and former president of USA Donald Trump in 2019; President of Argentina Javier Milei and his VP Victoria Villarruel at their inauguration in 2023; President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele in 2019; Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni speaking at CPAC in 2022. All exemples of right-wing populists.

Right-wing populism is a political ideology that uses populist rhetoric and themes to promote right-wing politics. According to the definition of Dutch political scientist Cas Mudde, populism is a political ideology that divides society into two antagonistic entities: the people and the elites. From the right-wing perspective, political elites and the State are intrinsically corrupt and bureaucratic, therefore there is a rhetoric that appeals to individuals who identify with "anti-State" policies and the view that individuals with different political views are adversaries (commonly associating the later with globalism or the far-left).[1]

Much like left-wing populism, right-wing populism employs sentiments against elitism, opposition to the Establishment, and a discourse that seeks the sympathy of "ordinary people". However, right-wing populists generally focus on cultural issues, often claiming to defend traditional values and national identity against progressivism and multiculturalism while left-wing populists more often employ economic arguments and attack neoliberalism and the role of large corporations in society.[1]

Faced with contemporary dilemmas such as climate change and the struggle against pandemics, many right-wing populists remain anti-environmentalism[2] and against measures such as lockdowns and mandatory vaccination.[3] Crime is also a recurring issue among them, with their defense of law and order usually being punitivist.

Notable right-wing populists include Jair Bolsonaro,[4] Tucker Carlson,[5] Marine Le Pen,[6] Conor McGregor, Javier Milei,[7] Viktor Orbán,[8] Vladimir Putin, Andrew Tate,[9] and Donald Trump.[10]

In the United States, right-wing populism has become notable since the Tea Party movement formed during the Great Recession.[11] It was adopted by Donald Trump to win the 2016 United States presidential election, and is currently being used to win the 2024 United States presidential election.[12]

Right-wing Populism Media

  • Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the President of Uganda

  • President of Argentina Javier Milei

  • Jair Bolsonaro, Brazilian president from 2019 to 2023

  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford in Hamilton, Ontario, on March 22, 2024 to announce the City's funding under the Building Faster Fund for meeting targets in 2023

  • Pierre Poilievre in 2023.

  • José Antonio Kast

  • Official Inaugural Portrait of Donald Trump.

  • Pauline Hanson, Leader of the One Nation Party (Australia)

  • Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the Republic of India

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Akkerman, Agnes (2003) "Populism and Democracy: Challenge or Pathology?" Acta Politica n.38, pp.147–159
  2. ↑ Bierbach, Mara. Climate protection: Where do the EU's right-wing populists stand?. Deutsche Welle (26 February 2019). Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  3. ↑ Gruber, Mirjam; Isetti, Giulia; Ghirardello, Linda; Walder, Maximilian (5 July 2023). «Populism in Times of a Pandemic: A Cross-Country Critical Discourse Analysis of Right-Wing and Left-Wing Populist Parties in Europe». Populism (2): 147–171. Retrieved 9 April 2024
  4. ↑ Brazil's election: The rise and impact of populism (in en-US). University of Michigan News (2022-09-28). Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  5. ↑ (in en-GB) How Tucker Carlson rode a wave of populist outrage. 2023-04-25. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65381815. Retrieved 2023-12-29. 
  6. ↑ Marine Le Pen's Populist Image Is an Iron Fist in a Velvet Glove (in en-US). jacobin.com. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  7. ↑ After electing right-wing populist Milei as president, Argentina faces uncharted path (in en-us). PBS NewsHour (2023-11-20). Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  8. ↑ Becker, Jens. The rise of right-wing populism in Hungary. SEER: Journal for Labour and Social Affairs in Eastern Europe 13 (1) (2010). p. 29–40. doi:10.5771/1435-2869-2010-1-29.
  9. ↑ Andrew Tate, Conservatism, and the "Death" of Masculinity (in en-US). Davis Political Review (2023-03-31). Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  10. ↑ Winberg, Oscar. Insult Politics: Donald Trump, Right-Wing Populism, and Incendiary Language (in fr). European Journal of American Studies 12 (2) (2017-07-31). doi:10.4000/ejas.12132.
  11. ↑ Understanding the Tea Party Movement | School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts. ssha.ucmerced.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  12. ↑ Kampfner, John. Right-Wing Populism Is Set to Sweep the West in 2024 (in en-US). Foreign Policy (2024-01-01). Retrieved 2023-12-29.
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