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I'd be a little more accurate and say extreme neoliberalism has exacerbated the failings of the USA.
by fny 4y ago
I'd be a little more accurate and say extreme neoliberalism has exacerbated the failings of the USA.
- hahaitsfunny 4y agoNeoconservatism too. Let's not forget about Bush, Blair, Powell and Iraq...
- fny 4y agoNeoliberalism is an economic philosophy. It's not tied to "progressivism" or "conservatism". In short, it promotes free-market economics without borders.
- hahaitsfunny 4y agoWhere did I mention progressivism or conservativism? Neoliberalism is intrinsically tied to politics because you can't affect economic policy without getting involved in the political system... Regardless, your implications surrounding my comment, and my intent by making it, are incorrect. Both movements have been disastrous for the United States.
- kelseyfrog 4y agoThe confusion stems from the introduction of "neoconservatism" into a thread which just before was topic-centered around neoliberalism. To a reader it looks as if it's trying to establish that neoliberalism and neoconservatism belong to the same category and together form a unity of opposing forces. It reads as if neoconservatism is a conservative form of neoliberalism (or vice versa).
- fny 4y agoNeoliberalism is entirely unrelated to neoconservatism. The "liberal" part refers entirely to free-market economics. The two philosophies are similar only in name. It is possible to be both a neoliberal and a neoconservative. For example, every Republican president from the 1980s up to Trump was a neoliberal. This includes Bush who you mention as a counterexample. Trump was the first anti-neoliberal president we have had in decades as he, unlike his predecessors, promoted tariffs.
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- epakai 4y agoWhat's now? This is just the same red scare hokum of the 50s.
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- epakai 4y agoNeither could. Critical race theory isn't prescriptive. Black Lives Matter is, but advocates for equal outcomes (primarily in policing). This isn't Marxism, but just regular justice. The only thing Marxist about them is that the right has tried to tie them in with Marxism as part of the FUD, and some 'leaders' in the movements also advocate for Marxist solutions. Christopher Rufo was explicit in his intent to do so for Critical Race Theory. It's precisely the same red scare tactics used to punish people with different ideology in the 50s as enemies of the state.
- micromacrofoot 4y agocan you cite some examples? generally it seems like people are exercising their first amendment rights against people they don't like, which has at times been misdirected, but to my knowledge hasn't destroyed anyone
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- micromacrofoot 4y agoI'm not so sure. There are other neoliberal countries that aren't experiencing some of the same issues.