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== National Populism ==

== National Populism ==

National populism takes [[nationalist]] positions on issues such as [[patriotism]], [[national sovereignty]], [[law and order]], and support for less [[immigration]].<ref name="Parties&Elections">[http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/content.html Explanatory notes -- III. Classifications]. ''Parties and Elections in Europe''. Retrieved November 24, 2017.</ref> Like most other populists, they emphasize anti-[[elitism]] and opposition to the [[establishment]].<ref name="Parties&Elections"/> Right-wing populism is very similar ideologically to [[national conservatism]] and [[Paleoconservative|paleoconservatism]], and it tends to be [[Euroskeptic]]. Right-wing populism claims to believe in [[equality]], and rejects [[racism]], [[bigotry]], [[anti-Semitism]], [[totalitarianism]] and other [[leftist]] beliefs.

National populism takes [[nationalist]] positions on issues such as [[patriotism]], [[national sovereignty]], [[law and order]], and support for less [[immigration]].<ref name="Parties&Elections">[http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/content.html Explanatory notes -- III. Classifications]. ''Parties and Elections in Europe''. Retrieved November 24, 2017.</ref> Like most other populists, they emphasize anti-[[elitism]] and opposition to the [[establishment]].<ref name="Parties&Elections"/> Right-wing populism is very similar ideologically to [[national conservatism]] and [[Paleoconservative|paleoconservatism]], and it tends to be [[Euroskeptic]]. Right-wing populism claims to believe in [[equality]], and rejects [[racism]], [[bigotry]], [[antisemitism]], [[totalitarianism]] and other [[leftist]] beliefs.

The term "right-wing populism" is often used pejoratively by liberals to smear or discredit conservatives who hold the above positions. Thus, conservatives often avoid using the term to describe their beliefs. [[Marxist]]s define right-wing populism as "proto-fascist."<ref>''Radical right-wing populism in Western Europe'', by H G Betz, p 4, (1994). [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0049089X15001659]</ref>

The term "right-wing populism" is often used pejoratively by liberals to smear or discredit conservatives who hold the above positions. Thus, conservatives often avoid using the term to describe their beliefs. [[Marxist]]s define right-wing populism as "proto-fascist."<ref>''Radical right-wing populism in Western Europe'', by H G Betz, p 4, (1994). [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0049089X15001659]</ref>