Ideologies / Longist / Charles Coughlin
§ The minds · 1891–1979 · United States / Canada · Radio priest
Charles Coughlin
The radio priest
Social justice turned demagoguery.
Economic−54
SocialistMarket
Governance+52
LibertarianAuthoritarian
Social−50
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The Depression-era 'radio priest' whose tens of millions of listeners heard a mix of monetary radicalism and 'social justice' that darkened into authoritarian, antisemitic demagoguery — populism's dangerous edge.
social
Reactionary traditionalist; his broadcasts curdled into bigotry.
economic
Demanded nationalised banks and monetary reform for the 'little guy.'
governance
Authoritarian-populist, increasingly hostile to democracy.
Notable for
- Mass radio demagoguery
- National Union for Social Justice
- Monetary-reform populism
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