"Unlike the Catholic Church or the communists of old, the new populism lacks any catechetical or pedagogical ambitions. New populist leaders don't fantasize about changing their societies. They don't imagine people in terms of what they might become; they like them just the way they are. Empowering people without any common project is the ambition of the new populism. In this sense, the new populism is perfectly suited to societies where citizens are consumers above all else and view their leaders as waiters who are expected to move quickly in fulfilling their wishes."
- Ivan Krastev
"After Europe"
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