The word "demagogy" is correct and usable in written English.
It refers to the practice of appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than using rational argument. For example, "Unfortunately, politicians often use demagogy to further their own interests instead of considering what is best for the people they serve."
But he leaves unaddressed the most likely counter-argument: that a democratic state is a free association and freedom of association involves a right of exclusion.The strongest part of his book, as of Ms Hayter's, is the account of the hypocrisy, faithlessness, demagogy, moral indifference and, at times, outright cruelty shown by different British governments on this issue since the 1960s.
Since Fidesz never criticized the former government for Hungary's support in Afghanistan, the incoming government will most likely continue Hungary's participation in NATO's anti-terrorist struggle there, in spite of possible heavy Jobbik criticism and demagogy.
Mr Kerry has offended against Americans' God-given right to cheap petrol by advocating a 50-cent increase on the tax on it; he has also called for steep cuts in funding for the FBI and restrictions on the CIA.The fact that this is Rovan demagogy doesn't make it any less damaging.
Many Argentines still see him as a mere puppet in Mr Duhalde's internecine battle against the former president.But Graciela Römer, a political analyst, reckons that Argentina's new president has demonstrated at least some early signs of adapting to an emerging political culture based on pacts and alliances, eschewing traditional demagogy.
Critics of Russia's human-rights record, he said, "are using this kind of demagogy as a means to pursue their own foreign-policy goals in Russia .The other worry is that this gap applies not only to Mr Putin and the other ex-KGB types who make up much of his entourage, but to many ordinary Russians too.
He advocated a constitutional monarchy "as far removed from demagogy as it is from despotism".
"The authorities need to learn that the streets do not 'belong only to the revolutionaries', as the official demagogy says".
In its pre-election demagogy, it also wanted to deal with the undue influence and privileges enjoyed by the Greek oligarchs and extend the tax base to sectors so far largely excluded, such as the shipping industry.
One of the remarkable things about the movie is the light touch with which Anderson evokes Dodd's demagogy.
The legacy of Griffith is simultaneously that of the medium's colossal artistic force and its power for demagogy — of the potential to bring a world to life onscreen and the potential to turn that world into the big lie, whether with sincere or cynical intentions.
The core of the art-house consensus is demagogy — the desire to exert an influence on public affairs by discussing movies that explicitly address them, or by edifying the readership with movies that uphold the banner of cultural authority.
