[raverbashing]

Yes

From Wikipedia

"Populism is a political doctrine that appeals to the interests and conceptions (such as hopes and fears) of the general people, especially contrasting those interests with the interests of the elite."

Democracy: Cheap Education Populism: Easy-to-get student loans

Democracy: Low taxes on essential products Populism: High taxes on essential products, then "stamps", "aids", or low taxes/subsidies on a very specific range of said essential product

Also similar to the Roman Strategy of Bread and Circuses