• MiddleAgesModem@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    I guarantee most of those idiots have no idea what that term means. They use it like Republicans use “communist”.

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      12 days ago

      Did you support ACA/Obamacare over single payer? You might be a neoliberal.

      Do you think student loans should be on income based repayment plans instead of forgiven? You might be a neoliberal.

      Do you only favor government intervention in “free markets” when the US invades a sovereign nation or attempts to enforce NAFTA like trade deals? You might be neoliberal.

      If you answered yes to any of these questions, please see your doctor today and ask if reading a book is right for you.

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        12 days ago

        Thanks for demonstrating that you, in fact, do not know what “neoliberal” means. This post is truly embarrassing. It’s obvious that to you, neoliberal only means “what I disagree with”.

        Did you support ACA/Obamacare over single payer? You might be a neoliberal.

        Supporting the ACA doesn’t make one a neoliberal. The accusation just doesn’t make sense and makes it clear “neoliberal” is just a generalized bad word for you.

        What do you support? No health care coverage at all? You immature morons act like Obama had an option for universal healthcare when he was barely able to get the ACA through. It made a lot of key changes and expanded coverage to tens of millions.

        But that’s bad? A marked improvement is worthless because it’s not perfect. That’s FUCKING STUPID.

        Do you think student loans should be on income based repayment plans instead of forgiven? You might be a neoliberal.

        Again, no relation to the political/economic theory of neoliberalism.

        IBR can be supported for any number of reasons and Biden pushed loan forgiveness.

        Do you only favor government intervention in “free markets” when the US invades a sovereign nation or attempts to enforce NAFTA like trade deals? You might be neoliberal.

        Nothing about “invading a sovereign nation” is inherent to neoliberalism. Once again, you don’t know what you’re talking about.

        What’s the opposition to trade deals?

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          12 days ago

          Nice strawman you set up there. No idea how you got that i dont support Healthcare coverage at all since I support single payer and that was literally the first sentence I wrote.

          Keep raging for the machine tho. Im sure it will get you far.

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        12 days ago

        It is, in terms of simplistic internet slang “neoliberal” is a generalized insult. It has little to nothing to do with the actual ideology.