@n8evans No, they really haven't. Like I said in a previous bit on here, they're driven by confirmation bias.

A politician who confirms their bias is deemed worthy of their power (vote). (Populism is the exploit by which democracy is hacked.)

Democracy functions on values, but this populism isn't about shared values. It's about supremacism. Many have never had to think about how hollow or dangerous supremacism (or populism) is. They've just convinced themselves that they've been its victim.