This is from Le Monde:
"...That kind of atmosphere encourages a widespread Tea Party-style,
neo-Poujadist movement outside the traditional parties, through
intermittent outbursts of rage and the incessant tub-thumping of social
networks." Encyclopedia Britannica calls it "Poujadisme".
It was interesting to know what this "Poujadist movement" was. The movement was spearheaded by Pierre Poujade, a French populist politician. The Wikipedia says, "...The main themes of Poujadism were articulated around the defense of the common man against the elites...Poujadism was opposed to industrialization, urbanization, and American-style modernization..."
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