r/neoliberal is one of the most rational, logical, polite online communities you'll ever find, and as a supporter of free speech it pleases me that Reddit would allow such a beautiful, booming hub of economic discussion, egalitarianism and calls for fostering of free democracy to exist.
Karl Marx: Hey I just read the r/neoliberal sidebar and now I completely regret writing all my evil commie books
by I have abandoned humanity UwU October 15, 2021
Get the r/neoliberal mug.A cross between communism and socialism. Heavy regulation on everything, a welfare capitalist economy, and a globalist president that imperials the globe. There are also hints of National Socialism(Hitler) and Fascism (Mussolini) in the sense of war constantly against other people and terrorism is used in order to suppress our rights.
by answermyq111 June 29, 2011
Get the neoliberalism mug.basically Liberals who hate both reagan and thatcher yet choose to call themselves neoliberals just to piss off both socialists and conservatives thus maintaining quality policy discussions based on academic evidence and consensus among professionals(like scientists, urban planners, economists, doctors etc) instead of bullshit peddled by far-left and far-right. Your "common sense" and historical materialism are not substitutes for empirical evidence.
they mostly believe in the fact that regulated market economies with global free trade, free movement of capital and labor leads to massive reduction in poverty and increase in human welfare and incomes of all groups. some commies think that poverty isn't declining instead the world bank has reduced the poverty line which is again bullshit, you can see poverty rate at different poverty lines here: ourworldindata.org/no-matter-what-global-poverty-line
sometimes r/neoliberal come across as smug technocrats, not that its a bad thing. Singapore is technocracy after all.
Originally shitposting sub for r/badeconomics .
they mostly believe in the fact that regulated market economies with global free trade, free movement of capital and labor leads to massive reduction in poverty and increase in human welfare and incomes of all groups. some commies think that poverty isn't declining instead the world bank has reduced the poverty line which is again bullshit, you can see poverty rate at different poverty lines here: ourworldindata.org/no-matter-what-global-poverty-line
sometimes r/neoliberal come across as smug technocrats, not that its a bad thing. Singapore is technocracy after all.
Originally shitposting sub for r/badeconomics .
Person 1: Why are people getting so radical nowadays? everyone thinks they have the whole world figured out and they know more than consensus of professionals who worked their whole life in their respective fields.
Person 2: yeah bro, people are getting their policy takes from BreadTube, Elon Musk, Jordan Peterson, Zizek, Karl Marx and other over-glorified idiots. You should visit r/neoliberal, we only have policy discussions with proper citations of research papers.
Person 1: wow this place is kinda nice, I too love the global poor now.
Person 2: yeah bro, people are getting their policy takes from BreadTube, Elon Musk, Jordan Peterson, Zizek, Karl Marx and other over-glorified idiots. You should visit r/neoliberal, we only have policy discussions with proper citations of research papers.
Person 1: wow this place is kinda nice, I too love the global poor now.
by gigachad economist February 15, 2022
Get the r/neoliberal mug.Anti-neoliberalism, also called post-neoliberalism, is a set of beliefs that opposite ideological neoliberals which are most commonly found in left-wing politics. These includes: fair-trade, opposition towards globalism, anti-austerity, and opposition towards neoliberal institutions like the IMF, World Bank, EU, and NATO.
by Kelmeer23 May 21, 2023
Get the Anti-Neoliberalism mug.A tactic used by neoliberal Democrats to smear Progressives/Social Democrats as 'racists', 'misogynists', 'white supremacists' or a combination of all three. Ever since Bernie Sanders neutralized the term, 'socialist', neoliberal Democrats can no longer effectively red-bait their left-wing opponents, so they have weaponized identity politics against the Left that legitimately gives a shit about social justice. Neoliberal identity politics has largely been bolstered by ignorant, young upper-middle class "intersectional feminists" who smear anyone who criticizes Hillary from the left as "sexist".
Progressive: Man, urban poverty would really be a lot better if we stopped electing neoliberal Democrats like Hillary who keep cutting social programs and deregulating the banks that destroyed the economy in 2008.
Tumblr Feminist: WHICH OF HILLARY'S POLICIES?? I'VE NEVER HEARD YOU CRITICIZE ANY OF THESE OTHER SO-CALLED NEOLIBERALS! YOU'RE A SEXIST!
Progressive: Yep, that's neoliberal identity politics for ya.
Tumblr Feminist: WHICH OF HILLARY'S POLICIES?? I'VE NEVER HEARD YOU CRITICIZE ANY OF THESE OTHER SO-CALLED NEOLIBERALS! YOU'RE A SEXIST!
Progressive: Yep, that's neoliberal identity politics for ya.
by partisanwarrior97 September 23, 2016
Get the Neoliberal identity politics mug.Ronald Reagan was a neoliberal- so was George (Senior) Bush. I see people today using it to just mean liberal- when it means the exact opposite.
In the distant past of the early 2000s, the established definition actually paralleled "Neo-conservative" . Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, Alan Greenspan, and Milton Friedman were neoliberals, aka conservatives.
The definition of neoliberal (often shortened to "neolib") has had several definitions which are current undergoing re-invention in our post-truth societies. In that sense, it can mean whatever you want it to mean. But one problem with having so many active and contradictory definitions (of which this site seems to promote more than most others), is that canonical definitions will be thrown out, thus making historical review almost impossible. Already we have much confusion about how the Dixiecrats turned into the Republican Party of today.
In the distant past of the early 2000s, the established definition actually paralleled "Neo-conservative" . Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, Alan Greenspan, and Milton Friedman were neoliberals, aka conservatives.
The definition of neoliberal (often shortened to "neolib") has had several definitions which are current undergoing re-invention in our post-truth societies. In that sense, it can mean whatever you want it to mean. But one problem with having so many active and contradictory definitions (of which this site seems to promote more than most others), is that canonical definitions will be thrown out, thus making historical review almost impossible. Already we have much confusion about how the Dixiecrats turned into the Republican Party of today.
"Neoliberals and Neoconservatives weren't opposing ideologies- so it is non-obvious that they went together like chocolate and peanut butter."
or (shortened)
"Just as up is the new down, neolibs are the new libs."
or (shortened)
"Just as up is the new down, neolibs are the new libs."
by YeshuaChristus July 17, 2021
Get the neoliberal mug.A fancy term for "white liberals."
Since it became unpopular to be openly racist, a new ideology was needed where white people could roleplay as saviors who could force their ideology onto the rest of the world. An ideology where everyone is as miserable as the next bearded hipster white liberal, but could buy their way to a feeling of happiness and success.
Neoliberals openly call for wars against Afghanistan, China, etc, while claiming they're bringing "freedom." This is identical to what neo-cons used to say, but this time neoliberals are painting trans / LGBTQ flags onto their bombs, thinking that this makes it better. After all, the USA needs its money to keep propping up the lifestyles of insecure, low-self esteem having, overweight, bearded leftists who mistake politics for having a personality cause they can't fall back on their looks or talent. So neoliberals will continue to support illegal drug wars in Afghanistan.
This is why people are starting to miss Bush. People would rather have a snake in full view like neo-cons, rather than snakes in the grass like warmongers like AOC, who cry for the rights of gays, etc. while driving around in a 100k Tesla paid for her through the CIA's Afghan heroin trade.
After all, neoliberals are all about keeping up their social status as being a "woke" person, but still need money to make themselves feel like they matter, hence their obsession with capitalism and everything that comes with it.
Since it became unpopular to be openly racist, a new ideology was needed where white people could roleplay as saviors who could force their ideology onto the rest of the world. An ideology where everyone is as miserable as the next bearded hipster white liberal, but could buy their way to a feeling of happiness and success.
Neoliberals openly call for wars against Afghanistan, China, etc, while claiming they're bringing "freedom." This is identical to what neo-cons used to say, but this time neoliberals are painting trans / LGBTQ flags onto their bombs, thinking that this makes it better. After all, the USA needs its money to keep propping up the lifestyles of insecure, low-self esteem having, overweight, bearded leftists who mistake politics for having a personality cause they can't fall back on their looks or talent. So neoliberals will continue to support illegal drug wars in Afghanistan.
This is why people are starting to miss Bush. People would rather have a snake in full view like neo-cons, rather than snakes in the grass like warmongers like AOC, who cry for the rights of gays, etc. while driving around in a 100k Tesla paid for her through the CIA's Afghan heroin trade.
After all, neoliberals are all about keeping up their social status as being a "woke" person, but still need money to make themselves feel like they matter, hence their obsession with capitalism and everything that comes with it.
South American communist 1: Hey, look at this shell fragment from an American mortar that killed my baby and took off half my wife's face? What's this rainbow flag on it mean?
South American communist 2: Oh, that's just American neoliberalism.
South American communist 1: What's the difference between them and the Americans here in the 80's?
South American communist 1: The rainbow flag pretty much.
South American communist 2: Oh, that's just American neoliberalism.
South American communist 1: What's the difference between them and the Americans here in the 80's?
South American communist 1: The rainbow flag pretty much.
by RealityForRealists August 16, 2021
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