How to Spot a Dangerous Populist

An Article of the Modern Survival Guide

Pictured: A dangerous populist, Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines. Photo by Denniz Futalan: https://www.pexels.com/photo/rodrigo-duterte-on-stage-1394506/

You’re reading an article of the Modern Survival Guide, a long-running blog where we talk about modern life and its challenges. In the last entry, cleverly titled “Why Populism is Bad,” we talked about why populism is bad. I do try to deliver on titles. This entry will carry the warning forward, and hopefully show you how to spot a dangerous…