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Indeed. This comes up all the time in American political discussion. People on the left say that we're a worn out, declining empire. People on the right say we'
by alangibson 5y ago
Indeed. This comes up all the time in American political discussion. People on the left say that we're a worn out, declining empire. People on the right say we're falling apart due to the left.
No matter your orientation, it's pretty clear that Neoliberalism, aka The Washington Concensus, is on its last legs. We're all just sort of hanging around waiting for the paradigm shift to start.
- drBonkers 5y agoWhere do you think the paradigm will shift to?
- alangibson 5y agoAt this point in time capitalism is essentially mandatory, but people move toward authority when things go wrong. Liberalism has always been a luxury good. My fear is that we'll slowly shift from a Washington Concensus to a Beijing Concensus of authoritarian capitalism. Only fools and con men try to predict the future though.