Out of the loop: where does #populist <3 come from?

[Beefalow and the Consumer]

Who started the whole after populist, and why?

[IceSpear]

I think this was the first time I used it for "who would you vote for in the Greek election"

Golden Dawn. At least they're better than fiscally conservative socially liberal elitists. #Populist

Here was the first I can find with the :

lol democrats are okay with Harley Rouda being a literal Kasich donor but not Ojeda voting for Trump.

Uh, yes? Trump is (rightfully) seen as far more toxic among the vast majority of Democrats than Kasich is for obvious reasons, other than the #populists<3 here who prefer Trump because he's anti establishment <3333333. One voted for the Democratic nominee, the other did not. It's really no comparison. In addition, last time I checked, Kasich is not shoving brown kids into dog kennels, attempting to rip Medicaid from the hands of millions (so #populist ), etc. Oh, and of course one is the president destroying the country and the other is governor of Ohio. Need I go on?

[Kingpoleon]

I think this was the first time I used it for "who would you vote for in the Greek election"

Golden Dawn. At least they're better than fiscally conservative socially liberal elitists. #Populist

Here was the first I can find with the :

lol democrats are okay with Harley Rouda being a literal Kasich donor but not Ojeda voting for Trump.

Uh, yes? Trump is (rightfully) seen as far more toxic among the vast majority of Democrats than Kasich is for obvious reasons, other than the #populists<3 here who prefer Trump because he's anti establishment <3333333. One voted for the Democratic nominee, the other did not. It's really no comparison. In addition, last time I checked, Kasich is not shoving brown kids into dog kennels, attempting to rip Medicaid from the hands of millions (so #populist ), etc. Oh, and of course one is the president destroying the country and the other is governor of Ohio. Need I go on?

I can never forget the idiotic rhetoric of the left against Trump because of posts like these. Good job, IceSpear!

[F. Joe Haydn]

It’s interesting how on this site the word “populist” seems to have a positive connotation, even as in recent years among mainstream liberals its connotation has become overwhelmingly negative due to being associated with Trump and far-right European nationalists.

[Goldwater]

It’s interesting how on this site the word “populist” seems to have a positive connotation, even as in recent years among mainstream liberals its connotation has become overwhelmingly negative due to being associated with Trump and far-right European nationalists.

Does it really have a positive connotation here? Most of the time it seems to used mockingly, and I think we  have more people here who would unironically call themselves "anti-populist"  than "populist".

[F. Joe Haydn]

It’s interesting how on this site the word “populist” seems to have a positive connotation, even as in recent years among mainstream liberals its connotation has become overwhelmingly negative due to being associated with Trump and far-right European nationalists.

Does it really have a positive connotation here? Most of the time it seems to used mockingly, and I think we  have more people here who would unironically call themselves "anti-populist"  than "populist".

Indeed. But the fact that it’s being mocked at all implies that there must be a sizeable contingent of posters who do unironically identify as “populists”.

[morgankingsley]

It’s interesting how on this site the word “populist” seems to have a positive connotation, even as in recent years among mainstream liberals its connotation has become overwhelmingly negative due to being associated with Trump and far-right European nationalists.

Does it really have a positive connotation here? Most of the time it seems to used mockingly, and I think we  have more people here who would unironically call themselves "anti-populist"  than "populist".

Indeed. But the fact that it’s being mocked at all implies that there must be a sizeable contingent of posters who do unironically identify as “populists”.

I don't know any on here

[F. Joe Haydn]

It’s interesting how on this site the word “populist” seems to have a positive connotation, even as in recent years among mainstream liberals its connotation has become overwhelmingly negative due to being associated with Trump and far-right European nationalists.

Does it really have a positive connotation here? Most of the time it seems to used mockingly, and I think we  have more people here who would unironically call themselves "anti-populist"  than "populist".

Indeed. But the fact that it’s being mocked at all implies that there must be a sizeable contingent of posters who do unironically identify as “populists”.

I don't know any on here

Well then what the hell is even the point of the meme? To knock down a nonexistent populist strawman? How is that funny?