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this dude is the biggest pseudointellectual of our time. he basically just spouts what every other progressive is saying but somehow is labeled as a genius for

• thundergolfer 8y ago
  To your first sentence, since when has he played the intellectual? He's a writer. Sure he does a few talks here and there, a few interviews. Nothing really deserving of your labelling. Your second sentence is spot on though. "Win-winism" is just a repackaging of age old leftist theory.
  • pmoriarty 8y ago
    "'Win-winism' is just a repackaging of age old leftist theory." Lefist theory? It sounds solidly right-wing to me. The article's author writes: "What win-win-ism says is, the best way to help the least among us is to do what's good for the richest and most powerful." That sounds to me very much like Trickle-down economics[1], of which Reagan was the champion. Do you consider Reagan a leftist? [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trickle_down_economics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trickle_down_economics
    • robdachshund 8y ago
      Hes talking about neoliberalism. Not actual liberalism, which aligns more with libertarianism these days. I'd argue that neoliberals are just about as conservative fiscally as modern Republicans. They just appeal to different social issues. Both parties want to run the books just about the same.
    • thundergolfer 8y ago
      The "leftist theory" is the description of the right-wing ideology that Anand calls "Win-winism". I'm not saying that "Win-Winism" is right-wing.