Week 10 Power to the people
This week we have been looking at “power to the people” and certain political leaders that transformed Latin America. Populism having been characterized as having charismatic leaders being able to easily speak to people because of their use of speech. This tactic I have noticed has been around for ages, I remember having studied Julius Caesar and exploring the ways in which he speaks to his people, and he had been able to get the vote of people because of the way he would speak- and this would be by coming down to their level instead of speaking as if he was superior to them. We can see this trait used by many leaders today in the world. Populist on the other hand I discovered contrasts greatly with the ideas expressed above. It is, in fact, negative as they are seen to be going against the views of the majority. Populist leaders will also deny the fact that they are these types of leaders. Peronism is also explained in the video, it incorporates socialist ideals as oppose...