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PufPuf23

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9. Third Way Democrats are neoliberals.

Wed Dec 28, 2011, 10:13 PM

Dec 2011

Neoliberalism in a nutshell:

Deregulation
Privatization
Anti-democratic in that politics are based on $ rather than votes
Maximized profits for the few over maximized utility for society
Globalization
Labor arbitrage and loss of power by labor
Upward redistribution of wealth, income, and political power.
State and corporate violence to spread and maintain the status quo of neoliberal policy.

Unfortunately in the USA, the leadership of both Democratic Party and GOP are are dominated by neoliberals.

Think Friedman.

Klein's Shock Doctrine is a good primer.

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Third Way Democrats - What Are They?!? [View all] unionworks Dec 2011 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Dec 2011 #1

^ This. Edweird Dec 2011 #12

Old-school Rockefeller Republicans, to be precise meow2u3 Dec 2011 #15

Nelson Rockefeller was more liberal than these jerks n/t dflprincess Dec 2011 #24

Indeed he was: Betty Karlson Dec 2011 #46

Oh my. . . annabanana Dec 2011 #2

They're the 1% of the 1% who want to pass as friendly. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #3

They think the 1% should be obeyed at all costs Kingofalldems Dec 2011 #4

It's easy to be a republican just show up and cheer orpupilofnature57 Dec 2011 #5

Republicans that are too moderate to win in a GOP primary. n/t GrantDem Dec 2011 #6

It's a cool name, but the origin of "3rd Way" is, alas, in the DLC Bucky Dec 2011 #7

Radical centrists ! Good one!! Ambiguous only orpupilofnature57 Dec 2011 #11

Tedbear tedbear Dec 2011 #8

Who cares? Anyone that doesn't want warmed over republican policies. Edweird Dec 2011 #25

Third Way Democrats are neoliberals. PufPuf23 Dec 2011 #9

I call them Turd Way hobbit709 Dec 2011 #10

This is sad unionworks Dec 2011 #14

I, also, went door to door for McGovern newspeak Dec 2011 #52

Do you remember unionworks Dec 2011 #56

Insulting to turds, bad hobbit709! Zalatix Dec 2011 #39

The New Democrats TheMastersNemesis Dec 2011 #13

My view from the trenches unionworks Dec 2011 #16

I LIKE the way you think,. unionworks.. annabanana Dec 2011 #17

Thanks Annabanana! unionworks Dec 2011 #20

The Rightward Shuffle. TheMastersNemesis Dec 2011 #31

Thank You for Your Service unionworks Dec 2011 #36

You Did Not Miss A Thing TheMastersNemesis Dec 2011 #40

Doctor Who unionworks Dec 2011 #41

Addendum Third Way Demos TheMastersNemesis Dec 2011 #42

Concise and intelligent unionworks Dec 2011 #45

In The Future TheMastersNemesis Dec 2011 #50

Sierra Hotel! ;) n/t unionworks Dec 2011 #55

Great post! Wind Dancer Dec 2011 #48

so, is that why poppy bush thinks newspeak Dec 2011 #53

They are a response to the pervasiveness of money in political campaigns tularetom Dec 2011 #18

Pretty Good Summation unionworks Dec 2011 #22

They're a-holes n/t UTUSN Dec 2011 #19

Affirmative! n/t unionworks Dec 2011 #21

No "Third Way" Relies?!! unionworks Dec 2011 #23

Fascists SixthSense Dec 2011 #26

Reagan Zombies n/t unionworks Dec 2011 #28

Old-school Republicans Prophet 451 Dec 2011 #27

Facades with Repuglithug innards. K&R (nt) T S Justly Dec 2011 #29

Thanks T S ! unionworks Dec 2011 #30

Walking dichotomies Populist_Prole Dec 2011 #32

Reminds me of unionworks Dec 2011 #34

Third Way is a strange term they chose for themselves toddaa Dec 2011 #33

you got unionworks Dec 2011 #35

Yes, same thing as the former DLC or the New Democrat Coalitions in the House & Senate. mmonk Dec 2011 #37

Republicans Odin2005 Dec 2011 #38

Of course monied interests have taken control of the party. Like 20 years ago or more. MrSlayer Dec 2011 #43

Look What They've Done unionworks Dec 2011 #44

They are Morons from/for Money... mainly republicans fascisthunter Dec 2011 #47

Backstabbers, indeed. 99Forever Dec 2011 #49

After a generation of little anti-union Reganites they were the closest thing to a Dem we could get NNN0LHI Dec 2011 #51

and the corporate media's newspeak Dec 2011 #54

Does "third way" even exist? unionworks Dec 2011 #57