# How to defeat a populist leader, with lessons from history

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**Created:** [January 27, 2017, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-defeat-a-populist-leader-with-lessons-from-history/778327 "2017-01-27T17:51:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-defeat-a-populist-leader-with-lessons-from-history/778327/5 "2017-01-27T18:46:09Z")

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Even if not a perfect parallel with Chavez, those are still good ideas. Increasing polarization, though immensely satisfying, is probably not a good, long-term strategy.

I’ve noticed on this board that when someone makes a comparison or analogy and the correspondence to the central issue is not PERFECT IN EVERY RESPECT, the point being made is often completely discounted and any merit that the comparison may have is trashed.

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