Comment by mongol

2 days ago

I don't think the racist label applied to Ny Demokrati is clear cut. It turned out that some of their elected representatives acted this way, but it was not part of their message or program as they won their seats. I see it as more a side effect of quickly populating a party with members without proper wetting.

As background, this party was founded about 8 months before the election in 1991, almost like a fluke. It was not a grass roots movement, but by charismatic founders that quickly had to build an organisation around some hollow ideas about less bureaucracy and lower taxes.

You’re right! And you’ve written up a very good description of the concept of a fundamentally populist party.

  • Yes, Ny Demokrati was textbook populist. Can't think of a better example