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10 – Why Populists Love Dead Soldiers and Hate Live Officers

IS: Off the Page by Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Apr 29, 202600:40:18Science & Medicine

Right-wing populist leaders love soldiers (especially fallen ones) and the trappings of military life. But their love affair with the military rarely endures. Ron Krebs discusses how romanticizing and mythologizing the m...

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10 – Why Populists Love Dead Soldiers and Hate Live Officers is an episode from IS: Off the Page by Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Right-wing populist leaders love soldiers (especially fallen ones) and the trappings of...

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Published Apr 29, 2026, 00:40:18 long, audio available.

10 – Why Populists Love Dead Soldiers and Hate Live Officers

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