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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Eh. As much as I hate neoliberals, I’m more worried about neofacists.

[–] horse_battery_staple 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well top 2/3 i would say, if we call everyone facist the word kinda loses all of it's meaning

[–] ATDA 2 points 1 month ago

Socialism: noun. An economic, social, religious, ethnic policy, idea, or word etc. I don't like.

Also an ice cream flavor at this point.

[–] GuyDudeman -5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

The blue and the yellow should just be one big green rectangle.

The green square should be a blue square.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I have not really heard people in the right complaining about neoliberals. That’s mainly a boogeyman for the left.

Just regular liberals maybe though.

[–] PugJesus 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Like many things on the right, there's considerable parroting of terms they've heard without the slightest clue of its history or original meaning. I've definitely heard libertarians (ab)use it with alarming regularity.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Well, I don’t really hang out with those people too much so you could be right.

I did recently have a conversation with my neighbor about “corrupt developers who are ruining our neighborhood.” And then he segues into unhinged Trump support without a hint of irony. But that’s the closest I’ve seen.

[–] multifariace 2 points 1 month ago

I realized this around 15 years ago. I would listen to a lot different sources on the radio. I was amazed at how predictable and malicious this was.

When I heard an intelligent conversation from the left or center, I could identify the new word of the day that was used in context with important meaning. I knew that by the next day I could turn on Glenn Beck and hear that word bastardized into his regressive spin. I wish I could think of some examples but it was so long ago.

[–] Redacted 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

To me neoliberal is half of top-left and half of top-right. The "centre-ground" and western status quo that think capitalism (regulated to varying degrees) will bring everyone in the world up to a decent standard of living eventually. I don't think either of the bottom quadrants have much of it going on.

Please correct me if you disagree though as I've just categorised a load of responses to my bottom-left outlook as neoliberal in a recent discussion.

[–] PugJesus 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Neoliberal, originally speaking, is closer to bottom-right, insofar as its obsession is with deregulation, free trade, and market solutions.

In common usage it's become a catch-all for "Anything less than revolutionary that I don't like".

[–] Redacted 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Ah ok cheers for the background, seems the meme checks out if that's its original definition.

The definition I was running with is this:

A political orientation originating in the 1960s, blending liberal political views with an emphasis on economic growth.

Emphasis on economic growth means inherently subscribed to capitalism, hence my top-centre interpretation.

[–] Redacted 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Oops double posted for some reason, please ignore.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Seems like by design