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89. Thanks! Good observations. Eom

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Neoliberalism Is Destroying Our Lives and Many of Us Don’t Even Know What It Is [View all] marmar Apr 2016 OP

And Hillary is among the architects of neoliberalism, or at least rode their coat-tails. KPN Apr 2016 #1

The entire presidentisl farce is a DIVERSION from the REAL BATTLE GOING ON OVER FTAS Baobab Apr 2016 #16

Sadly, Exactly correct Ferd Berfel Apr 2016 #37

oh yes,this^^^ wendylaroux Apr 2016 #51

Nonsense. Neoliberalism is the ideology, such as Hortensis Apr 2016 #42

I mentioned years ago... IthinkThereforeIAM Apr 2016 #57

Lol. You called it, then and now. Sure, a lot of people Hortensis Apr 2016 #59

Neoconservatism and neoliberalism are two different things... JHB Apr 2016 #61

So if "neoliberalism" represents uneducated opinion KPN Apr 2016 #67

I'm neither your political science or reading instructor. Hortensis Apr 2016 #74

Funny, you posed as such in your previous post. KPN Apr 2016 #79

Throwing the dog a bone... IthinkThereforeIAM Apr 2016 #86

Enlightened my ass. Enraptured with their own brilliance and potential gain KPN Apr 2016 #87

The information is out there... IthinkThereforeIAM Apr 2016 #88

So you obviously don't think Hillary is a conservative when it comes to KPN Apr 2016 #66

Thanks! Good observations. Eom reACTIONary Apr 2016 #89

neoliberalism is what rw talk radio sells for free all day certainot Apr 2016 #63

or at least rode their coat-tails. AlbertCat Apr 2016 #82

And Hillary carries Neoliberalism's banner, and their water. djean111 Apr 2016 #2

doesn't make sense - certainot Apr 2016 #64

Neo liberalism is 1970s GOP. n/t Gore1FL Apr 2016 #3

Neoliberalism... ReRe Apr 2016 #4

A Democrat that believes in war as a means to profit (for a few)? Enthusiast Apr 2016 #22

. . . and the Democratic Party dominated by the DLC and Third Way Jack Rabbit Apr 2016 #6

But in many cases the belief in gay rights and abortion is not a strong one. A Simple Game Apr 2016 #12

Yes, they are republicans without the bigotry. TIME TO PANIC Apr 2016 #15

I would argue that the only reason they are socially liberal is to give us a false sense of hope. cui bono Apr 2016 #40

This is spot on. potone Apr 2016 #53

That's certainly what the young folk believe. And .,.. KPN Apr 2016 #68

Spot-on analysis. So hard to get Democrats to see this, though. canoeist52 Apr 2016 #73

Absolutely! It's mostly theatre, at this point. TIME TO PANIC Apr 2016 #85

Bingo Populist_Prole Apr 2016 #84

Yep. cliffordu Apr 2016 #20

exactly. neoliberalism = rockefeller republican jg10003 Apr 2016 #43

She is, after all, a Goldwater gal..... cliffordu Apr 2016 #9

That is such a weak criticism. world wide wally Apr 2016 #11

or you never evolved AlbertCat Apr 2016 #83

And 1990s-2010s Democrats Svafa Apr 2016 #28

BINGO! KPN Apr 2016 #69

1970's GOP'ish is pretty much where the DLC took the Democratic Party. NorthCarolina Apr 2016 #80

"Many of Us Don’t Even Know What It Is" Phlem Apr 2016 #5

Some Hillary voters know. And they strongly approve. nt stillwaiting Apr 2016 #45

I say they just don't care. Their adulation for authoritarian leadership blinds them rhett o rick Apr 2016 #46

Applause. Simple and straaightforward ... KPN Apr 2016 #70

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Apr 2016 #7

It's what Hillary supports fasttense Apr 2016 #8

Kick and rec. cliffordu Apr 2016 #10

We need a viable alternative to neoliberalism or we're all screwed n/t deutsey Apr 2016 #13

We have that alternative and his name is Bernie. Marie Marie Apr 2016 #31

I take some small consolation in the possibility deutsey Apr 2016 #50

Yep libodem Apr 2016 #14

"Neoliberalism" isn't a reference to progressive New Deal-style liberalism deutsey Apr 2016 #21

Thank you for the info libodem Apr 2016 #24

K & R! TIME TO PANIC Apr 2016 #17

Neoliberalism is Capitalism in its worst form blackspade Apr 2016 #18

Markets are free, people not so much - eom dreamnightwind Apr 2016 #27

But apparently "resources' are free" (to destroy) glinda Apr 2016 #58

I read this this morning and planned to post it here Rebkeh Apr 2016 #19

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Apr 2016 #23

Neoliberalism is just watered down Reaganomics. The assholes that love to worship Reagan Rex Apr 2016 #25

K&R ReRe Apr 2016 #26

one of the top five best books ever published, in my opinion. mountain grammy Apr 2016 #30

And it reads fast, too ;-) n/t ReRe Apr 2016 #33

I keep it on my table, always handy.. mountain grammy Apr 2016 #34

Sounds like... ReRe Apr 2016 #35

Yep, just like the bible only true.. mountain grammy Apr 2016 #36

Of course ReRe Apr 2016 #38

It's how the oligarchs run the world.. mountain grammy Apr 2016 #29

It's all a big dog and pony show BigMin28 Apr 2016 #77

If people don't know what it is then their economic opinions have no real value anigbrowl Apr 2016 #32

The responses in this thread illustrate the point of this thread perfectly. beastie boy Apr 2016 #39

Neoliberalism is the current predominating ideology of capitalism. ronnie624 Apr 2016 #44

You described the essence of neoliberalism pretty well, but... beastie boy Apr 2016 #48

VERY good essay. ronnie624 Apr 2016 #41

+1 deutsey Apr 2016 #60

Thanks for the link, marmar... Thespian2 Apr 2016 #47

Neolibs, centrists, pragmatists, moderates are ALL a cancer on the middle class and below.. whereisjustice Apr 2016 #49

Whatever it is we are living thru, it is not a meritocracy. MadLinguist Apr 2016 #52

Neoliberalism.... reACTIONary Apr 2016 #54

Guess you just chose to skip over the OP Wednesdays Apr 2016 #55

No, I looked at the artcle.... reACTIONary Apr 2016 #92

The people who are labeled neoliberal may not like it, ronnie624 Apr 2016 #56

You should take a look at the wiki article..... reACTIONary Apr 2016 #62

A bad Wikipedia article simply reflects the ignorance of the editors of that article, nothing more. drm604 Apr 2016 #65

Its not a bad wiki article.... reACTIONary Apr 2016 #90

It wasn't the case until fairly recently beastie boy Apr 2016 #71

Both Parties Have Moved Steadily Right colsohlibgal Apr 2016 #72

If you follow voting patterns of the last 30 years, It is the blue collar Democrats who beastie boy Apr 2016 #75

Neoliberalism is an example of severe ignorance. davidthegnome Apr 2016 #76

Quite an eye-opening read - thanks. rurallib Apr 2016 #78

BIG K&R! Thanks for this. The rec list is telling...nt riderinthestorm Apr 2016 #81

Bookmarked to read later. demmiblue Apr 2016 #91