Ajuri Ngelale, senior special assistant to the president on public affairs, says democracies must protect each other from 'empathetic' demagogues who disguise themselves in the toga of populism.
Ajuri Ngelale, senior special assistant to the president on public affairs, says democracies must protect each other from “empathetic” demagogues who disguise themselves in the toga of populism.
The presidential aide said this has eroded “liberal democracy” with the resurgence of totalitarian appeal and hostile takeovers by power-hungry militaries in less developed nations.
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