Reagan and Thatcher were both neoliberals, and notably not from Labour or the Democratic party. I’m not claiming the Democrats didn’t embrace neoliberalism in the Clinton years. The Republicans pushed it, and the Democrats went along with it.
There are still Republicans who push more neoliberal policies, and they disagree with the populist wing of the party. Trump and his ilk were a departure from some neoliberal policies, but not in a good way.
I get what you’re trying to do by saying all parties are bad because they’re capitalist, and that’s a reasonable point of view. However, it’s no good to just say something that isn’t true. Republicans and Tories were always more neoliberal than the Democrats or Labour, and they were the ones that pushed it.
You’re right, I forgot about UK Labour.
You’re telling me Republicans are out here pushing neoliberalism? Or are we talking more Libertarians?
A good exercise here is to think of a prominent neoliberal, and then think of what party they’re in.
Reagan and Thatcher were both neoliberals, and notably not from Labour or the Democratic party. I’m not claiming the Democrats didn’t embrace neoliberalism in the Clinton years. The Republicans pushed it, and the Democrats went along with it.
There are still Republicans who push more neoliberal policies, and they disagree with the populist wing of the party. Trump and his ilk were a departure from some neoliberal policies, but not in a good way.
I get what you’re trying to do by saying all parties are bad because they’re capitalist, and that’s a reasonable point of view. However, it’s no good to just say something that isn’t true. Republicans and Tories were always more neoliberal than the Democrats or Labour, and they were the ones that pushed it.