demagogic


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characteristic of or resembling a demagogue

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"It seems that the US Secretary of State is unaware of the mismanagement of natural disasters in the US over the past two years, and hence opines--in an unprofessional, interventionist and demagogic manner--on Iran's management of the horrific and unprecedented floods which simultaneously afflicted 24 provinces," Zarif wrote in a statement on Thursday.
'[Rainsy] does not have clear principles or strategies to compete with the ruling party, and he mostly uses unclear demagogic policies, telling lies again and again.
Politicians of all stripes have forever distracted and misled the nation through fear- mongering, political grandstanding, demagogic stance and spinning stories about 'better' alternatives to the dam.
I've often written in this space that in Western countries they consider demagogic ranters like Fidel Castro, Muammar Khaddafy and, yes, Rodrigo Duterte and Donald Trump, as mad men.
The argumentation that had leaked to the public and the resolution are fully demagogic. Speaking about cooperation, there are indeed no reasons to say that the Social Democrats could not implement their program provisions," the head of the government said.
President Donald Trump has set a scandalous example by his demagogic policy on immigration, Britain's vote to leave the European Union was based largely on blocking immigrants, and populist and nationalist parties have exploited immigration to gain strength in many other European nations.
But after one year, the demagogic promises seem to have given way to compromise, reversals and even betrayal over time.
The scarier message today is the ease with which demagogic and bigoted zealots in high elective office or on the streets can tap into the anti-immigrant sentiment that's swirling in the nation.
"Demagogic populism is not only a problem in America," Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble told Bild daily.
Over the past six years, from 2011 to 2016, the wage bill of the public service has experienced an unprecedented swelling resulting from demagogic populist policies of governments in the post-revolution.
Clinton instead sought to distance herself from "very divisive" rhetoric, describing Trump as "demagogic" and mentioning the deceased renowned boxer Mohammad Ali as an American hero.
Putin pioneered a new and dangerously appealing form of demagogic populism (oblivious to facts and deceptively manipulative) that has now been embraced by an admiring Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
"Donald J Trump's vision for the future of our nation is as deeply disturbing as it is profoundly un-American," it said, warning that Trump could be one of the world's next "demagogic strongmen."
He added that while he is on friendly terms with Trump, "he has run the most divisive and demagogic presidential campaign I can remember, preying on people's prejudices and fears...Trump appeals to our worst impulses."