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2016 Postmortem

gollygee

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15. Neo-liberals have nothing to do with the way "liberal" is used in the US

Reply to JHan (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 1, 2016, 11:30 AM

Dec 2016

It's about a "liberal", or free market, economic system. Not about US liberals.

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Progressivism vs Social Liberalism vs Neo-Liberalism [View all] Exilednight Nov 2016 OP

I've never read a comprehensive analysis of "neo-liberalism" JHan Nov 2016 #1

Neo-Liberalism is still relatively young and still being defined. Exilednight Nov 2016 #2

I don't get why the gay marriage example is particularly bad.. JHan Nov 2016 #4

There's an argument to be made that the reason is important. Exilednight Nov 2016 #6

I've never interpreted it that way though.. JHan Nov 2016 #7

"Free Markets and Privatization", even the IMF acknowledges that's what neoliberalism means. jake335544 Dec 2016 #17

I'm still reading up on some of the links I was given but ... JHan Dec 2016 #20

Live-saving drugs as commodities or public good? Which is neoliberal? Take a guess. jake335544 Dec 2016 #21

great links, I'll add em to my reading list.. JHan Dec 2016 #22

If you're not pushing for the socialization of essential goods and services, you're going to be lost jake335544 Dec 2016 #23

Yes, I occasionally read Reason.org and FFE as a challenge.. JHan Dec 2016 #24

Your argument was their argument, reading them wasn't "challenging yourself" jake335544 Dec 2016 #26

Sigh: JHan Dec 2016 #28

-sigh- Stop pretending like you are trying to make up your mind. jake335544 Dec 2016 #30

*Ahem* JHan Dec 2016 #32

On neoliberalism: Garrett78 Dec 2016 #8

Another good boom is the Moral Limits of Markets by Michael Sandel. Exilednight Dec 2016 #12

the liberal in neo-liberal is NOT what the US (and only the US) calls liberal Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 #11

We're dealing with US politics. Exilednight Dec 2016 #13

I already addressed that, but the subject was neo-liberalism Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 #14

US Neo-Liberalism does. Exilednight Dec 2016 #16

you are talking now about the 3rd way US/UK fusion of Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 #18

Neoliberalism is Reagan, Thatcher, Milton Friedman, Chicago School economics. yallerdawg Dec 2016 #29

Neo-liberals have nothing to do with the way "liberal" is used in the US gollygee Dec 2016 #15

exactly Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author Freelancer Nov 2016 #3

exactly. nt lumberjack_jeff Dec 2016 #27

Progressive ideology would hold true for.. NCTraveler Nov 2016 #5

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2016 #9

I understand this could be a gray issue and on certain iasues Exilednight Dec 2016 #10

What if you think tax money should pay for school AND that costs should be controlled? or is that JCanete Dec 2016 #25

Easy enough. Exilednight Dec 2016 #33

I'm not sure you have it straight HassleCat Dec 2016 #31