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> Americans love elitism

Last I heard, Americans were being criticized for populism. Which is it?

These are not exclusive, you can play to the elites while praising proletariat.

The ideologies themselves are exclusive, to the point that they are opposites. What you're implying is that "Americans" are composed of groups and individuals that adhere to varying beliefs. Some can "love elitism", while others go the way of populism. It's not good to generalize a whole country so easily, which is my point.

It is both. Americans are anti-intellectualism but worship the moneyed elite. If you are a well spoken university professor they will hate you.

But it is usually fine to be a vulgar billionaire. Then you get praise. Moral character in the US is measured by the size of your bank account.

A non-rich person would never have escaped the vulgur behavior of Donald Trump.

Only in America does such behavior get accepted. He embodies American populism and reverence for the ultra rich elite.

> Only in America does such behavior get accepted

How about Berlusconi in Italy?

Or the terrible things that happened in England

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