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[–] Burn_The_Right 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Go look it up.

Okay. Below are some links to sources to support my characterization of neoliberalism and my specific assertion that Clinton and Reagan are thought of as neoliberals in modern American politics.

Now, can you provide any evidence of your assertion that

"Neo liberal refers specifically to the deregulation of the market, abolishing the income tax, and getting rid of social welfare programs like SSI and Medicare"?

Because I looked it up like you suggested, and I'm not seeing any evidence to support your claim.

Looks like maybe class is still in session for Maggoty. Please feel free to educate me. I may not be very smart, but I am curious and open to learn some of that Maggoty nuance you like to try to bully people with.

REAGAN AND NEOLIBERALISM

What is neoliberalism? A political scientist explains the use and evolution of the term

Neoliberalism from Reagan to Clinton

Ronald Reagan Was a Proud Neoliberal

First-wave neoliberalism in the 1980s: Reaganomics and Thatcherism

BILL CLINTON WAS A NEOLIBERAL

How Bill Clinton Became a Neoliberal

Bill Clinton Did More to Sell Neoliberalism than Milton Friedman

How the Third Way Made Neoliberal Politics Seem Inevitable

MODERN DEMOCRAT PARTY IS HIGHLY NEOLIBERAL

Democrats and Neoliberalism

How the Democrats Traded the New Deal for Neoliberalism

[–] Maggoty 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

And not a goddamn .edu among them. Thank you for illustrating the problem. It's literally available for free. Have fun reading, they have one about normal liberals too.

[–] Burn_The_Right 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for the link. Your own source absolutely destroys your case for you. Below is an excerpt. Notice how it is precisely the opposite of your description of neoliberalism.

Neoliberals support modest taxation, the redistribution of wealth, the provision of public goods, and the implementation of social insurance, embracing a state somewhat more expansive than one where government protects people from foreign powers and domestic criminals, produces public goods, and provides limited services for the poor.

[–] Maggoty 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You know we can all read that in context through the link right?

[–] Burn_The_Right 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Yes! That's the best part about all of this! The entire paper paints you as a liar.

Why are you so hell-bent on creating wedges within the left on Lemmy? It's very weird.

[–] Maggoty 0 points 2 months ago

Sure thing buddy.