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Absolute coincidence that this was the rise of neoliberism...
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Seriously tho, it's concerning they don't mention this is when Dems started trying to compromise with Republicans on fiscal policy which drove republicans further right to differentiate.
This article is specifically talking about how Republicans went from Regan -> Trump and you're over here going WhAT abOuT tHE dEMoCrAtS?
Besides, the interview specifically talks about how Regan buttfucked the left at the end of the cold war and that they had nothing to offer the public in return, and how they utterly failed to provide a meaningful alternative.
Neolibs are scum, but that's not the point of this article.
Dems started trying to compromise with Republicans on fiscal policy which drove republicans further right to differentiate.
"Waaaaaaaa the evil democrats forced us to be Nazis with their wicked compromise ideology! Don't you see this is all their fault!"
What he said was exactly right, though. Third-Way Democrats like Clinton started adopting conservative views on austerity and taxes to try and emulate Regan's success. In order to keep distinguishing themselves from their Democratic rivals, Republicans kept adopting further right economic and social policies. The end result of that rightward lurch is Trump.
"Waaaaaaaa someone gave me some additional historical context that contradicted my worldview!"
Yes, I thought the article was about that and ideas for correcting neoliberalism and how to root it out, effectively. I was sorely disappointed.
As intended by the Dem elites.
It's not an oopsie. They think we are too dumb to see through their chicanery.
That's always been their modis operandi, push right-wing legislation. Then when they get busted they claim they were short-sighted.
Bill Clinton and his DLC not only started the momentum of pushing the party to the right and that momentum hasn't stopped, but has accelerated at enormous speed
It marks the start of Democrats caring more about winning and getting donations than the American people