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26. THAT Hillary was there all along. Now that she's not ambitious it scares you less and you're more

Reply to nbsmom (Reply #10)

Sun May 28, 2017, 03:05 PM

May 2017

Capable about listening. I listened last year- she's not changed a whit. You blew it by refusing to listen.

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Why have Democrats embraced neoliberalism, anyway? [View all] nbsmom May 2017 OP

If Trump and his Russian masters hadn't stolen the election, Hillary Clinton would be president now. 50 Shades Of Blue May 2017 #1

That has nothing to do with the point being made. Chasstev365 May 2017 #3

Don't you condescend to me. It has everything to do with it AFAIC. 50 Shades Of Blue May 2017 #4

The headline wrongly attributes the loss to anything but the "cultural anxiety" the GOP and Trump bettyellen May 2017 #6

Trump ran on privatization, deregulation and that's exactly what he's doing. emulatorloo May 2017 #8

these are career types JI7 May 2017 #25

I think that column entirely misrepresents Clinton's position. NT Adrahil May 2017 #2

Yes. Better question is why binary-thinking folk call everyone they disagree with a 'neoliberal' emulatorloo May 2017 #5

I think Naomi Klein has it mostly right nbsmom May 2017 #10

THAT Hillary was always there. She showed up years ago. mhw May 2017 #14

Exactly ismnotwasm May 2017 #18

THAT Hillary was there all along. Now that she's not ambitious it scares you less and you're more bettyellen May 2017 #26

"What do Dems stand for, really?" That is bullshit. Maybe Klein should pull her head out of her still_one May 2017 #33

That Hillary was always there, but the media found it more fun to cover DT. pnwmom May 2017 #82

+1 betsuni May 2017 #85

It's an opinion piece, not God's honest truth. emulatorloo May 2017 #7

Chump is governing as a neo-liberal and the Deplorables still adore him !!! DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 #9

So true. NT Adrahil May 2017 #24

and the Hillary hater's like Kline and Greenwald, continue to spew falsehoods and distortions about still_one May 2017 #34

What a pantload ..keep that Dem Party divided Naomi! Fascism thanks you. mhw May 2017 #11

Klein wrote this in November. I have not idea why it is posted today. Demsrule86 May 2017 #52

Because fracturing the Party of the people is still in force. mhw May 2017 #59

Yes and we she consider the motives of folks who post this stuff. Demsrule86 May 2017 #76

Exactly. What's the motive behind dividing the Democratic Party? mhw May 2017 #77

Not just November, but the week of the election SharonClark May 2017 #62

One can only hope...I truly despise spoiled entitled people like her. Demsrule86 May 2017 #75

What a joke. This is an insanely stupid gibberish. In the meantime, we are stuck R B Garr May 2017 #12

And they call Louise & Claude opportunists? Wow. mhw May 2017 #16

Author of a book called "The Shock Doctrine " nbsmom May 2017 #21

Good book, well received. emulatorloo May 2017 #28

Much of the "populist Left", including her forjusticethunders May 2017 #84

Yes, only five months of Trump, and this is all they can come up with?? It's R B Garr May 2017 #22

Seeing how you've been on this site for 5 minutes? nbsmom May 2017 #23

No offense but he's only got 200 posts less than you. emulatorloo May 2017 #29

All that proves is that the poster has time nbsmom May 2017 #41

It's typical for people like Klein. wyldwolf May 2017 #32

And those like Klein who do all they can to assist the Repubs in dividing & destroying the Dems mhw May 2017 #36

To win loyalsister May 2017 #13

Exactly. Republicans were rewarded for their egregious behavior nbsmom May 2017 #17

Some Dems choose not to counter the rigged economy once they get into office. OrwellwasRight May 2017 #61

Basically yes. Kentonio May 2017 #19

Friendly FYI, you're misusing the term 'new left.' wyldwolf May 2017 #27

Thanks, I should be more careful with my terminology. Kentonio May 2017 #31

Yes WellDarn May 2017 #58

Neoliberalism will net you neonothing. democratisphere May 2017 #15

What I think Naomi was talking about nbsmom May 2017 #20

Which is why... wyldwolf May 2017 #30

This is nonsense mcar May 2017 #35

Its nothing more than a hit piece on the Dem Party. mhw May 2017 #37

Thanks for nothing Naomi Klein. LenaBaby61 May 2017 #63

Righteous rant LenaBaby61. Thank you. mhw May 2017 #73

Naomi Klein is a meanie. QC May 2017 #65

Great article. LWolf May 2017 #38

Right? Not meant to pile on or litigate nbsmom May 2017 #43

She is a Canadian you know...and people on this board do not disparge Dems... Demsrule86 May 2017 #46

Perhaps those people aren't real into the whole reading books thing. QC May 2017 #66

Neoliberalism/Republican/neoconservative Dem2 May 2017 #39

This is just how dumb Naomi Klein is. Jakes Progress May 2017 #40

This should be an OP- thank you! bettyellen May 2017 #47

Supreme Court Striking Down Voting Rights was a HUGE thing JI7 May 2017 #71

Stop trying to make "neoliberalism" happen. It's not going to happen. betsuni May 2017 #42

That's because Neoliberalism has already happened. nbsmom May 2017 #48

Exactly, it's already happened, past. It is 2017. betsuni May 2017 #83

This is a very old article ....why would you post this...and Democrats do not embrace neoliberalism Demsrule86 May 2017 #44

Ahem...Hillary got 3mil+ more votes. nt justiceischeap May 2017 #45

SHE PROBABLY WON OUTRIGHT. nbsmom May 2017 #50

What many Dems on DU seem to forget is that there are other Dems justiceischeap May 2017 #56

The flaw with neoliberalism as put into practice is that there was no Volaris May 2017 #49

Neoliberalism is Repuke neocon theory 30 years of econ. failure. Greybnk48 May 2017 #51

Doesn't mean that it hasn't been practiced faithfully in the U.S. and elsewhere. nbsmom May 2017 #57

"liberal" means something entirely different in Britain, QC May 2017 #67

Consider when it began, in the 1970s... JHB May 2017 #53

Thanks Dem2 May 2017 #55

Thanks. nbsmom May 2017 #60

I don't believe it's true WellDarn May 2017 #54

Same reason Willie Sutton robbed banks--that's where the money is. QC May 2017 #64

Because Americans got greedy. Dawson Leery May 2017 #68

Neoliberalism seems to be a floating term. Quayblue May 2017 #69

Maybe the same message, without the polarizing labels? nbsmom May 2017 #70

I don't like the term either, but Neoliberalism long predates 2016. QC May 2017 #72

I dunno, why do liberal extremist opinion writers make up bullshit about "neoliberalism"? Foamfollower May 2017 #74

What fucking horseshit jpak May 2017 #78

It was seen as the way to win. alarimer May 2017 #79

Good article, thank you nbsmom May 2017 #80

Hillary isn't a neoliberal. Bill may have been, but that was after pnwmom May 2017 #81