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Because it's 1) just a rant, which 2) is not even on-topic, to which 3) no meaningful reply can really be given.

It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.

"Neoliberalism is a cancer and populism is the cure" is not at all "pure reality."

That's not what was said though, populism wasn't presented as the answer, only as a straw man.

But not totally wrong.