1/ The purveyors of neoliberalism apparently thought, and think, that we can have it both ways: make short term corporate profit the bottom line of how your economy functions, but keep the quaint ideals of a democratic society operative. How kind of them. The truth, however...

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2/ is that such contradictory truths are in the long run impossible bedfellows. You can’t spend billions of dollars squashing the rights of the people to a healthy, fair society - one in which its citizens, particularly its workers, are continually exploited ...
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3/ for purposes of economic gain on the part of those who own the system - and then just say the exploited are free to put together millions of dollars in small donations to give the bastards a run for their money, if they so wish. How fucking dare they.mariannewilliamson.substack.…
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Yes, we are loosing our democracy. Country is run by corporations and money
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Almost there Marianne
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Not sure the idea market systems can be consistent with political democracy was ever specific to "neoliberalism," per se. Regular "liberals" also see a role for markets under certain conditions, old time "conservatives" saw a role for democracy under certain conditions.
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Thank you 🙏🏻👏🏻
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I wish you'd been elected
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Let me recognize the problem so it may be solved.