• Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    This is a great example of a neoliberal being a conservative. Newsom is a neoliberal. Neoliberals are conservatives who pander to progressives to get votes. They work for the business class, not the human class.

    The Dem party is dominated by neoliberals. There are a few progressives in the party as well, but they are marginalized by the neoliberals.

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      40 minutes ago

      Please stop making up definitions for words that already have them. Liberalism has always been pro capitalist. Neo liberal specifically refers to complete deregulation of the market, abolishing the income tax, and getting rid of social welfare programs like SSI and Medicare.