2006-12-02 09:20:48 · 3 answers · asked by Gantz 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Because people like to believe that tyranny is OK as long as it's of the masses and not a single individual or exclusive group.
Maybe they just figure that mob rule is infallible.
2006-12-02 09:54:39 · answer #1 · answered by In 2 Deep 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let's take the Latin American case.
When dealing with the most unequal distribution in the world, the appeal of the populist lies in his/her promise to redistribute. Peron, Cardenas, Kubitschek, and even modern leaders like Chavez all combine a hearty personality with promises of using state mechanisms to alleviate the massive inequality that afflicts the people.
Of course this has its flaws (how are you going to pay for these efforts? By having the rich pay more? By expropriating foreign holdings? By taking land from the big landowners?), and as such, a well-intentioned idea tends to destabalize itself over time.
2006-12-02 17:58:31 · answer #2 · answered by Walter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because in theory it means the people have greater say in what the government does.
2006-12-02 18:22:11 · answer #3 · answered by DAR 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋