Right-wing populism succeeds by addressing real lived problems, not by deception

Evidence

In short, the nature of its populism . But now it must be added that this is no rhetorical device or trick, for this populism is operating on genuine contradictions, it has a rational and material core. Its success and effectivity do not lie in its capacity to dupe unsuspecting folk but in the way it addresses real problems, real and lived experiences, real contradictions—and yet is able to represent them within a logic of discourse which pulls them systematically into line with policies and class strategies of the Right. — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 1130

But now it must be added that this is no rhetorical device or trick, for this populism is operating on genuine contradictions, it has a rational and material core. Its success and effectivity do not lie in its capacity to dupe unsuspecting folk but in the way it addresses real problems, real and lived experiences, real contradictions—and yet is able to represent them within a logic of discourse which pulls them systematically into line with policies and class strategies of the Right. — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 1130

Categorization

• XREF: Directly opposes the common ‘duping the masses’ explanation of right-wing populism; connects to Gramscian hegemony theory and to why left responses that merely call voters dupes fail. — connects to: Thatcherite populism exploited real lived contradictions rather than mere false consciousness.; Racist ideology succeeds by working on real class contradictions, not by manipulation.; Reading a conjuncture’s populist roots early enabled accurate prediction of Thatcherism (+3 more)
• SEED: Essay angle: why ‘voters were conned’ explanations of populist surges fail, and what analyzing the rational material core of populism instead demands of oppositional politics.
• corroborated: 3 independent passages support this claim — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 1130

Broader Connections

• Right-wing populism operates on genuinely material contradictions #corroborates (0.80)