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Can you name some of the good things she has done, besides her populist large "refugees welcome" sign on a public building and this badly thought plan that essentially moves traffic from the center to more residential areas?



I don't figure how a "refugees welcome" sign is a populist thing in the current political climate. The opposite phrase would surely be.


Trying to appeal to a large group on the basis of emotion is surely populism.

1. We welcome you, despite 14.1% unemployment rate in the country (probably higher), whereas a large portion of jobs are part-time and another large portion of full-time jobs pay minimum wage.

2. We welcome you, although we know you'll end up on the streets.

3. We welcome you, although we can't, but might this serve as motivation for your deadly journey ("efecto llamada").

4. We welcome you, at least we say, so now we can pat ourselves about how good we are.

The opposite is reason.




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