Are Populist Leaders Creating the Conditions for the Spread of COVID-19? Comment on "A Scoping Review of Populist Radical Right Parties' Influence on Welfare Policy and its Implications for Population Health in Europe".
Are Populist Leaders Creating the Conditions for the Spread of COVID-19? Comment on "A Scoping Review of Populist Radical Right Parties' Influence on Welfare Policy and its Implications for Population Health in Europe".
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10.34172/ijhpm.2020.124
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发表时间：
2021-08-01
影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Stuckler, David
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作者：
McKee, Martin;Gugushvili, Alexi;Koltai, Jonathan;Stuckler, David
民粹主义领导人是否助长了2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）的传播？虽然各国政府都在努力应对这一流行病，但现在越来越清楚的是，一些政治领导人的表现要比其他人好得多。表现最差的是那些在民粹主义议程上掌权的国家，如美国、巴西、俄罗斯、印度和英国。民粹主义领导人倾向于：将大流行归咎于“其他人”，如移民和中国政府;否认证据，并对产生大流行的机构表示蔑视;并将自己描绘成普通民众反对脱离现实的“精英”的声音。在我们的简短评论中，重点关注那些病例最多的国家，我们发现民粹主义领导人似乎正在破坏对COVID-19的有效应对。或许，他们也可能从这样做中获得政治利益，因为历史上的民粹主义领导人从痛苦和健康状况不佳中受益。显然，需要对民粹主义和公共卫生之间奇怪的联系进行更多的研究。尽管证据存在差距，但卫生专业人员有责任公开反对这些做法，以防止可避免的生命损失。
Do populist leaders contribute to the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)? While all governments have struggled to respond to the pandemic, it is now becoming clear that some political leaders have performed much better than others. Among the worst performing are those that have risen to power on populist agendas, such as in the United States, Brazil, Russia, India, and the United Kingdom. Populist leaders have tended to: blame "others" for the pandemic, such as immigrants and the Chinese government; deny evidence and show contempt for institutions that generate it; and portray themselves as the voice of the common people against an out-of-touch ‘elite.’ In our short commentary, focusing on those countries with the most cases, we find that populist leaders appear to be undermining an effective response to COVID-19. Perversely, they may also gain politically from doing so, as historically populist leaders benefit from suffering and ill health. Clearly more research is needed on the curious correlation of populism and public health. Notwithstanding gaps in the evidence, health professionals have a duty to speak out against these practices to prevent avoidable loss of life.
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