• mozz@mbin.grits.devOP
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    7 months ago

    One definition of neoliberalism

    neoliberalism is often associated with policies of economic liberalization, including privatization, deregulation, globalization, free trade, monetarism, austerity, and reductions in government spending in order to increase the role of the private sector in the economy and society

    What is any of that about what Biden is doing? You didn’t answer me on that, just repeated the label without explaining details or why it applies, and to me it sounds like the exact opposite.

    Or, wait, are you saying that okay yes Biden’s policy is a trillion dollars in the exact opposite direction from neoliberalism, but it doesn’t count, because it’s only an “element” and the overall structure is still neoliberal? I.e. he didn’t seize the means of production, so you can call him a neoliberal no matter what he does, until that happens?

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      7 months ago

      that definition you quoted seems pretty on point with what almost every IS president in my memory has been doing. a little bit of protectionism in a specific industry sector is a drop in the bucket.

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        7 months ago

        that definition you quoted seems pretty on point with what almost every IS president in my memory has been doing

        Absolutely accurate yes, which is what made it surprising when Biden started doing different things

        a little bit of protectionism in a specific industry sector is a drop in the bucket

        So if he were doing a whole lot more things than that little bit of protectionism in one specific industry sector…

        (I sent a link earlier on)