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colsohlibgal

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30. All Enabled By The Oblivious

Reply to newthinking (Original post)

Fri Dec 11, 2015, 09:30 PM

Dec 2015

The ideas of Bernie used to be more mainstream democrat than where HRC is. That is how far right on economic issues we are now. It will be a long way back if there is a way back....the MSM is a partner to Neo Democracy these days, the days of Uncle Walter and Edward R Murrow are gone.

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American Nightmare: the Depravity of Neoliberalism [View all] newthinking Dec 2015 OP

Lots of food for thought. merrily Dec 2015 #1

I consider NeoLibs the fredamae Dec 2015 #4

Or the moderates of the Republican Party. merrily Dec 2015 #6

Good points n/t fredamae Dec 2015 #11

Third-Way/DLC types. TIME TO PANIC Dec 2015 #20

Ditto. n/t Hepburn Dec 2015 #32

All conservatives and neocons are neoliberals. eomer Dec 2015 #29

Great post. Let's get this to the Greatest page. hedda_foil Dec 2015 #2

Bookmarked for later reading, looks fascinating and enlightening. /nt Dragonfli Dec 2015 #3

This is so important to read that I HAVE to post this excerpt. hedda_foil Dec 2015 #5

.....! Definitely good to have this snip.. KoKo Dec 2015 #7

Canada voted for change over the status quo... tecelote Dec 2015 #9

What you said. SoapBox Dec 2015 #12

A right leaning Democrat isn't going to change ANYTHING for the better. Their purpose is to subvert Vincardog Dec 2015 #14

Ah yes, you have discovered my nefarious plans! ConservativeDemocrat Dec 2015 #16

Don't you love it when they say... tecelote Dec 2015 #24

EGGGG ZZZZactly Vincardog Dec 2015 #26

+ 1 K&R#60 Their "reality" comes from MK ULTRA/MK SEARCH imo. A Bill of Rights Day kick for DU n/t bobthedrummer Dec 2015 #33

When I got to that part, I just kept thinking about the TPP Samantha Dec 2015 #13

Pssst. Hey! yallerdawg Dec 2015 #25

Looks like a must-read. navarth Dec 2015 #27

Good Catch 1norcal Dec 2015 #8

Perhaps even more important than The Shock Doctrine because it also includes fundamentalist Xtianity hedda_foil Dec 2015 #15

Thanks for posting this! haikugal Dec 2015 #10

Apparently 'neoliberalism' is a dogwhistle applied to 'some' Democrats today? yallerdawg Dec 2015 #17

Way to try and take the heat off Hillary. Phlem Dec 2015 #18

K & R ! TIME TO PANIC Dec 2015 #19

K&R!!!! Phlem Dec 2015 #21

Kick! Because everybody needs to rec and kick and READ THIS article! hedda_foil Dec 2015 #22

Good post! Rebkeh Dec 2015 #23

Kick .. This needs more recs hedda_foil Dec 2015 #28

All Enabled By The Oblivious colsohlibgal Dec 2015 #30

Thank you. Rec. n/t Judi Lynn Dec 2015 #31

Neoliberalism is psycotic DaveT Dec 2015 #34