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[-] linearchaos@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

All peolpe who say all liberals aren't left are idiots who like to lump everyone into one box to make their point.

[-] Maiq@lemy.lol 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Neoliberalism is a far right ideology brought to mainstream politics by Ronald Reagan and Margret Thatcher. Later embraced by the most right wing of the american pseudo left like Clinton who abandoned their traditional union and grassroot support for the big banks and extra large corporate funding. This led to the embracement of neo conservativism by Newt Gingrich and the right in general to differentiate themselves from the new political shift from the pseudo left wings encroachment on their bread basket, the corporations. Enter the US downward spiral to our current political landscape as the neolibral wing marches ever right and the conservative wing courts the endless bag of batshit crazy.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoliberalism

Just because the word has the root liber in it does not make it left on a political spectrum.

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 5 points 11 months ago

Liberalism is pro-Capitalist, it was only ever considered left wing when it was revolutionary, ie in feudalism.

In the modern, Capitalist and Imperialist era, Liberalism supports the status quo and is right wing because of it.

this post was submitted on 02 May 2024
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