The ideology, practice, or system of demagogues; demagogic politics treated as a comprehensive political philosophy.
From demagogue + -ism (system or ideology suffix). This is an alternative to demagogism, using the more common demagogue spelling. The -ism suffix emphasizes the systematic and ideological nature of demagogic rule.
Demagoguism as an ideology actually inverts normal political logic—instead of leaders following principles that appeal to people, demagoguism says leaders should follow whatever excites the crowd, even if contradictory or false. It's leadership by emotional whim rather than principle!
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