Demagogic has for centuries practiced his profession of 'man of the people'.
| FactSnippet No. 1,113,910 |
16 Facts About Demagogic
2.
Demagogic is a product of a political tradition nearly as old as western civilization itself.
| FactSnippet No. 1,113,911 |
3.
Demagogic depicted black men as having an innate "character weakness" consisting of a fondness for raping white women.
| FactSnippet No. 1,113,912 |
4.
Demagogic's eyes had a hypnotic effect on many people, seeming to immobilize and overwhelm whomever he glared at.
| FactSnippet No. 1,113,913 |
5.
Demagogic's speeches served mostly as a vehicle for his personal magnetism, charming voice, and graceful delivery.
| FactSnippet No. 1,113,914 |
6.
Demagogic oratory distracts, entertains, and enthralls, steering followers' attention away from the demagogue's usual history of lies, abuses of power, and broken promises.
| FactSnippet No. 1,113,915 |
7.
Demagogic was vague about how he would make that happen, but people still joined his Share-the-Wealth clubs.
| FactSnippet No. 1,113,916 |
8.
Demagogic spoke in support of lynch mobs, and he disenfranchised most black voters with the South Carolina constitution of 1895.
| FactSnippet No. 1,113,917 |
9.
Demagogic once stood "bukk nekkid" at his hotel suite when laying down the law to a meeting of political fuglemen.
| FactSnippet No. 1,113,918 |
10.
Demagogic had to dominate every scene he was in and every person around him.
| FactSnippet No. 1,113,919 |
11.
Demagogic craved attention and would go to almost any length to get it.
| FactSnippet No. 1,113,920 |
12.
Demagogic knew that an audacious action, although it was harsh and even barbarous, could shock people into a state where they could be manipulated.
| FactSnippet No. 1,113,921 |
13.
Demagogic achieved this through near-daily acts of chaos, destabilizing the state and providing ever stronger reasons to justify taking more power.
| FactSnippet No. 1,113,922 |
14.
Demagogic led the Athenian assembly to support making him commander by claiming victory would come easily, appealing to Athenian vanity, and appealing to action and courage over deliberation.
| FactSnippet No. 1,113,923 |
15.
Demagogic then exploited the Reichstag fire to arrest his political opponents and consolidate his control of the army.
| FactSnippet No. 1,113,924 |
16.
Demagogic was a populist member of the Democratic Party and rose to national prominence during the Great Depression for his vocal criticism from the left of President Franklin D Roosevelt and his New Deal.
| FactSnippet No. 1,113,925 |