| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - The word is nowadays mostly used as a political insult: political opponents are described as demagogues, but people we approve of are men of the people, or great speechmakers.In the twentieth century populism gained an altogether more ominous character when dictators such as Juan Peron and Adolf Hitler used demagogery and populist rhetoric to achieve their privileged leadership positions.
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