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Political Populism and the Cultivation of Mythic Truths

An analysis of how populist movements utilize manufactured crises to consolidate political support through shared, evidence-deficient belief systems.

This study applies the LHS framework to political movements that demand total adherence to a false, yet emotionally resonant, doctrine. It employs the Powell-Rad Path as an analytical tool to identify the 'electrode' that holds the movement's identity together.

PopulismPropagandaERASocial Identity

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An analytical framework for exploring how narratives, identity, institutions, and communication may shape understanding. Does not assert conclusions as fact.

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