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They are far too small to have any chance of influencing education. The simpler explanation would be that there is a strong nationalist current. Think "our people are the best, let's make them even better and throw out the others"

Because populists can say they are "For" something and just not do it. Their supporters largely won't check the results.

Same reason why US republicans say they are the party of fiscal responsibility despite being directly responsible for most of the debt of the US

Why wouldn't educated people be swept up by populism? They're human like the rest of us. Maybe you should stop thinking that having an education makes you a moral person, it just means you have an education.

I just assume that once people start seeing how the dots connect in some areas, they will be able to quickly see that the populists' dots are all over the place. I believe the educated populist are only the ones that try to drive move, not participate in one.

> Educated people wouldn't go in populist direction.

Depends on "education".