30 December 2017
Poujadism
/ˈpuːʒɑːdɪzəm/
noun
1. a conservative reactionary movement to protect the business interests of small traders
Derived Forms
Poujadist, noun, adjective
Word Origin
named after Pierre Poujade (1920–2003), French publisher and bookseller who founded such a movement in 1954
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Example
It is a mistake to disqualify such people as racist. Their concerns are widespread, genuine and not to be dismissed. Unfortunately, populist xenophobes such as Nigel Farage exploit these emotions, linking them to subterranean English nationalism and talking, as he did in the moment of victory, of the triumph of “real people, ordinary people, decent people”. This is the language of Orwell hijacked for the purposes of a Poujade.
As an English European, this is the biggest defeat of my political life
Timothy Garton Ash
The Guardian
24 June 2016
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Today’s quote
I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.
– Angela Davis
On this day
30 December – the sixth day of the 12 days of Christmas (Western Christianity).
30 December 1922 – Lenin establishes the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).
30 December 1945 – birth of Davy Jones, singer with British 1960’s rock band, The Monkees. Died 29 February 2012.
30 December 2006 – Former Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein, hanged after being found guilty of committing crimes against humanity.