New Acceptable On-Line Definition of Neopopulist
Posted by: Erick G. Kaardal in Untagged on Feb 07, 2010
Readers of this website are aware of the criticism that neopopulism.org has of the wikipedia definition of "neopopulism." Recently, dictionary.reference.com came up with a more reasonable definition of neopopulism.
The definition from dictionary.reference.com can be found here.
The definition isn't perfect, however. Neopopulism.org points out that the origin of the word given is 1975-1980, but neopopulism goes back to 1920's U.S.S.R. Neopopulist was a phrase used in 1920's Soviet Union to describe economists who were critical of the centralized plannig involved in Soviet Collectivized Farming -- particularly in the Ukraine.
The definition from dictionary.reference.com is reprinted below to show its vast superiority over the current Wikipedia definition:
ne-o-pop-u-list
| pertaining to a revival of populism, esp. a sophisticated form appealing to commonplace values and prejudices. |
1975-80
Related forms:
ne⋅o⋅pop⋅u⋅lism, noun
