Jimmy Havok (jhavok@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Aug-2024 04:20:53 JST

@nus @benroyce @Dseitz @paninid Americans who use "neoliberal" are generally using it merely to tar liberals with a word they know is bad, without knowing or caring what it means. "Neoliberals" are "neo" because they are harking back to a time when free markets were a progressive idea and cartelism was the standard. That era is being revived by neoconservatives, of course, but liberal liberals are well past the point where simply not favoring cronies is a radical idea. 1/