Social conflicts are the icing on the cake for demagogues.
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Demagogues
Synonyms for "demagogues" (11 found)
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13 entriesCleoncharismatic demagogueethnic demagoguefearmongeringmilitant demagoguemisrepresentationpopulist appealpopulist demagogueprejudice mobilizationpropagandarabble rouserreligious demagoguescapegoating
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11 entriesappeal to emotioncharismatic demagoguedemagogic appealsdemagogic rhetoricdemagogue leaderdemagogue rhetoricexploit grievancespopulist demagoguereligious demagoguestir up fearto demagogue
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Of those men who have overturned the liberties of republics, the greatest number have begun their career by paying an obsequious court to the people; commencing demagogues, and ending tyrants.
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All the old despots were demagogues; at least, they were demagogues whenever they were really trying to please or impress the demos. If they poured out beer for their vassals it was because both they and their vassals had a taste for beer. If (in some slightly different mood) they poured melted lead on their vassals, it was because both they and their vassals had a strong distaste for melted lead.
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Using salient exemplars, demagogues are able to spread the false impression that minority groups are more dangerous than they are.
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