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La Lioness Priyanka

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4. and so is NY, no matter how much the alt left hates cuomo.

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Mike Bloomberg is a true neoliberal. Not what the alt-left calls a neoliberal when they dont get [View all] La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 OP

what the hell is a neo liberal? and where do I fall???? samnsara Jun 2017 #1

It's some new label the purity ponies made up shenmue Jun 2017 #3

It's actually an economic and political ideology with a history that long predates QC Jun 2017 #9

It does predate DU, but the way some DUers use it to attack other DUers is incorrect. stevenleser Jun 2017 #15

And that's dumb, just like making up brainless insults like "Alt Left" in an attempt QC Jun 2017 #16

Neoliberalism: 1700s business rights over kings' rights. Hortensis Jun 2017 #40

i am far to the left of reagan and am not punching myself. La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #24

The term predates the DU usage, but the Democrat Punching Brigade's usage Ninsianna Jun 2017 #32

An example: One set are Democrats who claim to subscribe to Koch-funded Third Way policies. TheBlackAdder Jun 2017 #42

and so is California, and so is Washington State still_one Jun 2017 #2

and so is NY, no matter how much the alt left hates cuomo. La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #4

I have some disagreements with Cuomo. Dawson Leery Jun 2017 #6

+1 La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #7

yup, I thought that was what you Bloomberg was referring to in the OP still_one Jun 2017 #8

I'm always flummoxed by Cuomo. He has really undermined some great Squinch Jun 2017 #10

fair. La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #11

The alt right wants anarchy combined with corporate/oligarch power. Dawson Leery Jun 2017 #5

I am VERY confused by your use of terms RandomAccess Jun 2017 #12

"When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, QC Jun 2017 #14

DU needs a "Like" button. :D RandomAccess Jun 2017 #18

i define neoliberalism as people who are socially progressive but economically conservative La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #17

That's not an accurate definition RandomAccess Jun 2017 #20

you're not saying anything different from what i am saying about neoliberalism La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #22

It's fun to pretend a word has only one meaning. LanternWaste Jun 2017 #52

+1 leftstreet Jun 2017 #19

the green party is a troll party JI7 Jun 2017 #13

It doesn't seem to be much of a party, its members only ever seem to Ninsianna Jun 2017 #34

Bloomberg occasionally does and says good things aikoaiko Jun 2017 #21

no one asked you to. nt La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #23

Oh did you think that I thought someone wanted me to sing his praises? aikoaiko Jun 2017 #27

lol ok. La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #29

I never voted for him and never would, but he has his good moments. hrmjustin Jun 2017 #25

i would also never vote for him. i'm just saying even neoliberals La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #26

And it is a good point. The greens are not our friends no matter how some try to convince us... hrmjustin Jun 2017 #28

+1. Also, i really could not stand Bloomberg as Mayor. He wasn't as shitty as Guiliani La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #30

Rudy was a horrible person but Bloomberg made NYC a city of the rich. hrmjustin Jun 2017 #31

i like deblasio, but the constant tension btw him and Cuomo La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #33

True and I put more of the blame on Cuomo but they both need to work together. hrmjustin Jun 2017 #35

i feel like we elected someone who was not establishment (and i voted for him La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #36

The number one job of being mayor is showing up and that is his problem. hrmjustin Jun 2017 #37

plus his outsider factor, did not endear him to people who have been playing this game for a long La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #38

Well I hope his second term is more successful. hrmjustin Jun 2017 #39

me too. La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #48

Just moved here so my opinion isn't complete yet, but I agree with this. white_wolf Jun 2017 #56

There is no "alt left". Voltaire2 Jun 2017 #41

The people on the left who passed the same taking points about HRC La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #45

The "alt left" ? DefenseLawyer Jun 2017 #43

Rahm Emmanuel is one of the mayors fighting climate change La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #46

Ha! Thanks for the heads up. n/t DefenseLawyer Jun 2017 #47

Kind of ironic... Volaris Jun 2017 #44

Or he is, like most of us, simply a mixed bag. Orsino Jun 2017 #49

Has dearest Jill Stein made any statement ??? Hmmm??? Madam45for2923 Jun 2017 #50

Alt-left is a contemporary label defined in the urban dictionary and is a smear. PufPuf23 Jun 2017 #51

Neo-liberalism is NOT a progressive political ideology Fiendish Thingy Jun 2017 #53

lol. you seem to be responding to a different OP than the one i actually posted La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #54

I am disappointed that you did not respond to me nt PufPuf23 Jun 2017 #55