Typical populist movements blend egalitarian and authoritarian elements

Evidence

Populism itself tends to deny any identification with or classification into the Right/Left dichotomy. It is a multiclass movement, although not all multiclass movements may be considered populist. Populism probably defies any comprehensive definition. Leaving aside this problem for the moment, populism usually includes contrasting components such as a claim for equality of political rights and universal participation for the common people, but fused with some sort of authoritarianism often under charismatic leadership. It also includes socialist demands (or at least a claim for social justice), vigorous defense of small property, strong nationalist components, and denial of the importance of class. — Ernesto Laclau, On Populist Reason, 7

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Contemporary right-wing populist followings lack the mass organization fascism required — Arthur Borriello and Anton Jäger, The Populist Moment: The Left After the…, 32; Authoritarianism can manifest on the political left as well as right — Leonard S. Newman and Ralph Erber (eds.), Understanding Genocide: The Social…, 446; Authoritarianism underlies a wide array of seemingly unrelated political attitudes — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 589 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Populists combine nationalism with speed rhetoric and a govern-by-chaos doctrine #expands (0.82) — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities, 251
• Authoritarian aggression channels into conventional targets like minorities. #exemplifies (0.80)
• Authoritarianism can manifest on the political left as well as right #expands (0.78) — Leonard S. Newman and Ralph Erber (eds.), Understanding Genocide, 446
• Authoritarianism underlies a wide array of seemingly unrelated political attitudes #expands (0.75) — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 589
• Genuine authoritarian populism succeeds by appearing reasonable and common. #qualifies (0.75) — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk, 493
• Anxiety both fuels authoritarian populism and may enable radical resistance #qualifies (0.72) — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities, 532