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matt819

(10,749 posts) Thu Jun 30, 2016, 07:04 PM Jun 2016

Neoliberalism [View all]

Can everyone please stop using that term. Even smart people have no fucking clue what it means, and it does nothing to contribute to discussions of, well, of anything.

I'm okay with neo nazi and neo fascist. And even with respect to the latter, fascist works just as well.

And neosporin is okay.

But let's do our bit here at DU to ensure that neoliberal does not turn up on some 2016 worst words of the year list.

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Neoliberalism [View all] matt819 Jun 2016 OP

Thank you for saying this... comradebillyboy Jun 2016 #1

It came from Chris Hedges. Mr. Pessimism Porn. DemFromPittsburgh Jun 2016 #2

Everyone is using that term? Rex Jun 2016 #3

Thank you! mcar Jun 2016 #4

Reading is fundamental portlander23 Jun 2016 #5

Yeah, yeah matt819 Jun 2016 #14

How about Neolution? n/t Yavin4 Jun 2016 #6

I AM the Liberal One. MohRokTah Jun 2016 #7

But are you the neoliberal one? Nt matt819 Jun 2016 #15

I've been called "Neo(liberal)" enough times on DU there can be no doubt. MohRokTah Jun 2016 #16

It says it all for me florida08 Jun 2016 #8

Exactly. The quote excerpt below came from that article. seabeckind Jun 2016 #10

+ 100 applegrove Jul 2016 #19

If someone knows what it means, can they use it? seabeckind Jun 2016 #9

It's actually a very useful term to descibe a set of policies. Warpy Jun 2016 #11

On the contrary, let's use it more often so that people know what it means JHB Jun 2016 #12

Can we use Reagonomics instead? Teamster Jeff Jun 2016 #13

I've been using that term here LWolf Jun 2016 #17

I have used the term neo-liberal for nearly a decade at DU as PP23 PufPuf23 Jun 2016 #18