Step 1: deliberately scare people with misinformation and lies about what a proposed policy or plan will do.
Step2: wait for misinformed people to complain.
Step 3: say that “clearly people are concerned,“ so we should “listen to the people“ and reject the plan.
The Populist Playbook
Step 4: mainstream media “reports the controversy” rather than the fact it was manufactured, and the amplify the quotes of those who manufactured it..
Step5: other elected leaders who know the truth, still vote against the good plan or policy, because they’re too afraid of the “heat.“
Have you heard of “The Populist Playbook?”
A few years ago, I posted what I still consider one of my most important messages.
It was about “The Populist Playbook” that I’ve watched play out often over my 33+ years of city planning.
Since then, it’s only gotten worse.
Do the steps sound familiar?
08.11.2025 00:48 — 👍 595 🔁 267 💬 11 📌 40
Posílám vřelé pozdravy z Wolfgangsee v Rakousku.
13.07.2025 11:13 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
S Panem Budilem jsem absolvoval dvousemestrální kurz dějin 20. stol. Bylo až s podivem, jak nekritický a neobjektivní ve svém výkladu byl ve směru k SSSR.
24.05.2025 09:32 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
It’s super clean, very calm, pedestrian friendly and full of modern urban technologies.
19.05.2025 20:17 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
City I like: Prague
City I love: Amsterdam
City I think is overrated: Rio de Janeiro
City I think is underrated: Hamburg
City I feel most myself in: Amsterdam
City I still need to visit: New York
City I dream of living in: Geneva
Most inspiring city today: Oslo
Favorite city of all time: Amsterdam
17.05.2025 07:52 — 👍 15 🔁 2 💬 3 📌 1
Images of Dutch urban biking infrastructure. #Dutch
IMPORTANT: The Dutch invested €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility.
Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
13.05.2025 23:58 — 👍 813 🔁 298 💬 26 📌 26
1/2 Turek, Konečná, Klaus, zavřené dveře a zástupci íránského režimu.
🇮🇷 Režimu, který podporuje terorismus a spolupracuje s Putinem.
❓ Co si tam asi dohadovali? Vystoupení z NATO? Obchody s ukrajinským obilím, které vyvezlo Rusko? Jak zmanipulovat volby 3.-4. října?
13.05.2025 15:05 — 👍 44 🔁 4 💬 3 📌 0
How the U.S. Lost the Canadian Election
Trump’s threats to annex Canada reversed its political trend—but they should not reverse its commitment to free trade.
“Canadians have sent a strong message to Americans,” @davidfrum.bsky.social writes. “Trump vows to make America great again, to raise respect for America in the world. His effect on next-door Canada, however, has been to demolish America’s reputation.”
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If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, then it’s a duck !
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Make America Great Again?
08.04.2025 05:19 — 👍 43 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 1
Canada is ready to lead.
03.04.2025 17:13 — 👍 2470 🔁 485 💬 114 📌 94
'We Canadians have agency. We are the masters of our own home." Strong speech, tackling the challenges head on , that I wish European politicians would also be willing to make.
27.03.2025 20:59 — 👍 67 🔁 12 💬 1 📌 2
Ne. Jeho druhá administrativa se nese přesně v takovém duchu, jak se dalo očekávat.
27.03.2025 14:32 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
66% of Parisians voted today to create 500 additional pedestrian streets, replacing over 10,000 parking spots with green space and enhanced pedestrian infrastructure.
📍 Paris 🇫🇷
23.03.2025 23:55 — 👍 336 🔁 79 💬 4 📌 10
Přesně takový typ projevu, jakým pan Hřib všechny elegantně stírá, v české politice chyběl.
14.03.2025 18:51 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
ANO a SPD odmítli přijít na schůzku o bezpečnosti země. Komu tím prospěli? Svým voličům určitě ne. My, Piráti, jsme prosadili důležitá ustanovení do prohlášení předsedů politických stran o obraně a bezpečnosti ČR.
14.03.2025 18:43 — 👍 30 🔁 3 💬 4 📌 0
Canada should join the European Union. Absolutely
11.03.2025 19:02 — 👍 135 🔁 26 💬 14 📌 4
With its U.S. alliance under pressure, could Canada join the EU?
The fact that some people are considering Canada joining the EU is funny, cool and depressing at the same time. Im all in for some closer cooperation though. www-cbc-ca.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.cbc....
12.03.2025 08:02 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
The Democrats Are Finally Landing On a New Buzzword. It’s Actually Compelling.
Liberals’ favorite journalist has a plan for their comeback.
“…liberals ought to make it easier to do the things they want to do. “What is scarce that should be abundant? What is hard to build that should be easy..? Imagine if, in three years, voters could look to NY, CA, or MA and say with pride: This is what democracy looks like.”
slate.com/culture/2025...
10.03.2025 23:33 — 👍 15 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Jaký je to film/ seriál?
08.03.2025 16:26 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Podpořit EU trh koupí švédských gripenů by v této vyhrocené době nakonec nemusel být tak špatný krok.
05.03.2025 21:26 — 👍 14 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Can’t wait on a day, where is no headline about Trump.
05.03.2025 19:59 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Evening rush hour in Utrecht.
Much more efficient than if everyone were in a car, without the constant noise and air pollution and without grinding the complete city center to a halt.
Now who wouldn't wanna commute like this?!
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United Kingdom, France and Germany together with other european democracies have to play pivotal role in role in european security. United states are not responsible partner anymore.
02.03.2025 13:35 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Bezpečnostní záruky NATO za současné zahraničně politické situace téměř neexistují. Otázkou zůstává co dál. Spíše než o vystoupení by členské země měli přemýšlet o reformě NATO, případně o vytvoření nové bezpečnostní struktury, která bude nezávislá na vojenském vlivu USA. Čekají nás těžké časy.
02.03.2025 13:14 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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