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[–] grue@lemmy.world 59 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

The reason it sounds confusing, especially in memes, is because you think dems and republicans have different economic theories behind their actions, when in actual legislative reality they're just more or less neoliberal, and the minute differences get overblown in campaign rhetoric.

The funny thing is that it's Trump, of all people, who represents the first genuine shift away from neoliberalism for the US in 50+ years. That fucker is downright mercantilist.

Too bad it's a shift away from neoliberalism in the opposite of the direction the leftists wanted to go.

[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 39 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That fucker is downright mercantilist.

Also a fake populist. He says things that seem like he will work to benefit the working class, but completely lies to them and screws them over at every opportunity.

The imminent $6T tax cut for the rich and corporations will be Trump’s magnum opus.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 19 points 4 days ago

fake populist

AKA "demagogue." That's the essential difference between Trump and a populist like Bernie Sanders: Trump is a demagogue; Sanders isn't.

[–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

It's a circle tho right. Eventually it will all spin back around? /s