'''Populist''' rhetoric is a common [[tactic]] among would-be [[dictator]]s. [[Politician]]s who have relied heavily on populist rhetoric include:
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'''Populist''' historically is a label used to describe certain candidates and public figures with popular appeal outside the norms acceptable to the establishment political class and its supportive [[mainstream media]].
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*[[Hugo Chavez]]
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*[[Che Guevara]]
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*[[Idi Amin]]
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*[[Josef Stalin]]
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*[[Saddam Hussein]]
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[[Barack Obama]] has also used populist appeals (such as less [[law enforcement]] and lower [[tax]]es for the [[middle class]]) in his [[speech]]es. What this portends, only time can tell.