Word of the Day - Poujadist

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..."