Neoliberal Orthodoxy

The established, institutionalized set of beliefs that define mainstream neoliberal thought—the often-unexamined assumptions about markets, competition, privatization, deregulation, and individualism that have dominated policy since the 1980s. Neoliberal orthodoxy includes specific commitments: that markets allocate resources more efficiently than states, that competition drives innovation and quality, that privatization improves services, that deregulation frees entrepreneurship, that individualism should trump collective provision, that growth solves all problems, and that there is no alternative to market-based organization. Like all orthodoxies, it provides a framework for policy thinking, but it functions as ideology—making market-based arrangements seem natural and inevitable, obscuring their failures and harms, and delegitimizing alternatives. Neoliberal orthodoxy determines what policies are considered "reasonable," what economic arrangements are "realistic," and who counts as a "serious" policy thinker versus a naive idealist.

Example: "She suggested that maybe some services are better provided publicly—and was dismissed as wanting to 'return to communism.' Neoliberal orthodoxy doesn't allow questioning of privatization; it's treated as obviously superior rather than contestable."

by Dumu The Void March 17, 2026

Neoliberal

A person who extracts the wealth you made, and then says they "added value*

E.g. Obama, Kier Starmer, Blair. Office cubicle workers and consultants, marketers and professionals. Exclusively on the winning side of the system.
People shouldn't really use Neoliberal in a sentence its quite pretentious, but it's important to remember it when it comes up

by Mop101 May 10, 2025

Neoliberal

A term that originally means a type of economic policy used in most countries today, balancing free-market capitalism with minor elements of socialism. Unfortunately, the term has been weaponized by some online users as a verbal attack against any person that disagrees with them, especially in a political context. In other words, it has basically become a euphemism for the "f-bomb" in both online and real life politcal forums.

"Can't you believe Candidate X? He wants to enact a policy that I personally don't like. The neoliberals are at it again!"

-A random "simpleton" who has no clue with what they are doing.

by AardvarkDynamiteLadder08 June 22, 2025

Capallope (neologism)

Neologism for celebrity ugly mole, locally used in Central Pennsylvania.

A capallope (neologism)is a distraction when trying to watch a movie or show.

by Tennessee Chin September 6, 2018

AI-Neologization

AI-neologization: (noun) The process of using artificial intelligence to assist in the creation of new words and phrases. It involves the integration of AI technology with human creativity and language expertise to generate new words and phrases that are more efficient, accurate and productive than human effort alone.

Researchers at the university are exploring AI-neologization to create new words and phrases that better express the ideas of their research.

by Phieyl January 21, 2023

Victims of Neoliberalism Memorial Foundation

A modern-focused entity documenting the casualties of the late-20th-century ideological turn towards deregulation, privatization, free trade, and the dismantling of the welfare state. Its memorial extends beyond direct deaths to include victims of deindustrialization, the opioid crisis, for-profit incarceration, student debt slavery, and communities left behind by globalization. It portrays neoliberalism not as an economic theory but as a lived, lethal social reality.

Victims of Neoliberalism Memorial Foundation Example: The foundation could create a memorial wall with the names of Victims of Neoliberalism like the former factory worker who died of a "disease of despair," the public school teacher who lost their pension after privatization, and the family who lost their home in the 2008 foreclosure crisis—linking each to specific policy decisions.

by Dumu The Void February 5, 2026

Justification against Victims of Neoliberalism

The explicit defense of policies—austerity, privatization, deregulation, financialization—that cause precarity and inequality, by arguing they create overall growth, discipline, and “flexibility.” Victims are portrayed as regrettable but necessary sacrifices to global competitiveness and fiscal responsibility.

Justification against Victims of Neoliberalism Example: “We had to privatize the water supply and raise rates to attract investment and ensure long-term efficiency. Yes, some can’t pay, but vouchers are available. The old system was unsustainable.” This justification frames a loss of a public good as a tough, responsible choice, painting victims as casualties of progress against backwardness.

by Abzugal February 8, 2026