Kevyn

Scapegoating
The most fundamental demagogic technique is scapegoating: blaming the in-group's troubles on an out-group, usually of a different ethnicity, religion, or social class.


Fearmongering
Many demagogues have risen to power by evoking fear in their audiences, to stir them to action and prevent deliberation.

Lying
While any politician needs to point out dangers to the people and criticize opponents' policies, demagogues choose their words for their effect on their audience's emotions, usually without regard for factual t***h or the real severity of the danger. Some demagogues are opportunistic, monitoring the people and saying wh**ever currently will generate the most "heat". Other demagogues may themselves be so ignorant or prejudiced that they sincerely believe the falsehoods they tell.

Emotional oratory and personal charisma
Many demagogues have demonstrated remarkable sk**l at moving audiences to great emotional depths and heights during a speech. Sometimes this is due to exceptional verbal eloquence, sometimes personal charisma, and sometimes both.

Accusing opponents of weakness and disloyalty

Promising the impossible
Another fundamental demagogic technique is making promises only for their emotional effect on audiences, without regard for how they might be accomplished or without intending to honor them once in office.

Violence and physical intimidation
Demagogues have often encouraged their supporters to violently intimidate opponents, both to solidify loyalty among their supporters and to discourage or physically prevent people from speaking out or v****g against them.

Personal insults and ridicule
Many demagogues have found that ridiculing or insulting opponents is a simple way to shut down reasoned deliberation of competing ideas, especially with an unsophisticated audience.

Vulgarity and outrageous behavior
Legislative bodies usually have sober standards of decorum that are intended to quiet passions and favor reasoned deliberation. Many demagogues violate standards of decorum outrageously, to show clearly that they are thumbing their noses at the established order and the genteel ways of the upper class, or simply because they enjoy the attention that it brings.

Folksy posturing
Most demagogues have made a show of appearing to be down-to-Earth, ordinary citizens just like the people whose v**es they sought.

Gross oversimplification
Demagogues commonly treat complex problems, which require patient reasoning and analysis, as if they result from one simple cause or can be solved by one simple cure.

Attacking the news media
Since information from the press can undermine a demagogue's spell over his or her followers, modern demagogues have often attacked it intemperately, calling for violence against newspapers who opposed them, claiming that the press was secretly in the service of moneyed interests or foreign powers, or claiming that leading newspapers were simply personally out to get them.

Thinking people often wonder how foolish people must be to fall for leaders like PolPot or Hitler, how could decent Germans allow a lunatic like Hitler to come to power? How could decent Iranians fall for the patter of the Ayatollah Komahni. Sadly we have seen this take place in our own nation and we must bring it to an end as soon as possible.

steve66613

You have “a point” with this post. The likes of Pelosi, Schiff, Schumer, AOC, Omar, Biden, Clinton, FBI Admin., most of the DOJ, House Democrats, most Democrats, and you, fit into the demagoguery which you write about.

Thank you for bringing this “info” to the attention of all.

Weewillynobeerspilly Loc: North central Texas

Well.....now that was a 50 acre pastures entire haul of fertilizer in one post.

Well done sir'