Please, please stop spreading the lie that Brexit was to fight against neoliberalism

[seabeckind]

114. I think the misunderstanding is over the basic ambiguity of neoliberalism

It is 2 ideologies that reside inside a single package. And many people tend too see either one or the other, but not their intertwining.

Neoliberalism is Milton Freidmann economics tucked inside a liberal political doctrine. It's reaganomics trickledown with a socially liberal bow on it.

Looking at each part, just what is the political doctrine behind the economic beliefs? None. It is apolitical. It has no ideology. It is neither conservative nor liberal.

OTOH the bow is most definitely liberal.

So when people are handed this package, some will be opposed to the economic policies because that is pure 1%, advance the upper class in search of profits.

That means those people opposed to trickledown will find it very unpalatable, no matter their political leanings.

As for the bow, conservatives won't like that part because of the liberal immigration issues, social equalities, etc.

That's why Brexit was embraced by the conservatives (the bow) and those who haven't reaped any of the benefits of the economic policies.

Exactly what is happening in this country. Exactly.

And somebody better be paying attention because these 2 groups will join.

BTW, FDR was pure anti-trickledown, he was trickleup. Shove money in the bottom and it gets spread around. He tended to be a socially conservative but that was a minor side issue to recovering the economic side.

Good luck.