Moral condemnation has driven supposedly objective analyses of populism

Evidence

This also is important, for it makes possible the elimination from the analysis of populism of any necessary attitude of ethical condemnation – an attitude which, as we have seen, has been at the root of many apparently ‘objective’ analyses. — Ernesto Laclau, On Populist Reason, 58

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Populism’s analytical elusiveness stems from theory’s own limited tools — Ernesto Laclau, On Populist Reason, 9; Moralistic critiques of populism surged right after Trump’s election — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities: Living with…, 683; Both mainstream and radical analyses of populism read it as irrational crowd behavior — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities: Living With…, 266 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Moralistic critiques of populism surged right after Trump’s election #exemplifies (0.90) — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities, 683
• Both mainstream and radical analyses of populism read it as irrational crowd behavior #expands (0.85) — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities, 266