Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Martin Eden

(13,572 posts)
17. I would bet most Trump voters have no clue what "neoliberalism" means
Sat Nov 30, 2024, 07:12 AM
Nov 30

Just as they have no clue that Trump's policies will INCREASE inflation, gut government services they may need, and transfer more wealth to the top.

The consequences of "laissez-faire" economics have indeed made the American Dream less accessible to a wider swath of the American electorate, but far more Republicans in Congress are on board with that than Democrats.

Are Trump voters aware that Republicans oppose unions, raising the minimum wage, and government assistance with health care costs while Democrats push for those policies?

Trump voters are clueless that HIS policies are comfort the rich on steriods.

They think they were better off four years ago under Trump when his mishandling of COVID increased the US death toll by hundreds of thousands and the economy was tanking, and they are blind to the accomplishments of the Biden administration which made the US economy the envy of the world.

To put it plainly, Trump voters believed false narratives promoted by Fox News, the Sinclair media empire, and social media lies that spread like wildfire via algorithims and the gullibility of an electorate whose ignorance renders them ripe for such manipulation.

When tens of millions of voters can be persuaded that Donald Trump is a truth teller who has their backs, the American experiment in democracy is gravely imperiled regardless of what Democrats do or say.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

Every single effing time we do try to go back to FDR and LBJ the GOP screams SOCIALISM! OrlandoDem2 Nov 29 #1
You had better elect more Democrats Keepthesoulalive Nov 29 #2
You mean like Sinema and Manchin, who gutted BBB? Passages Nov 29 #4
I said democrats Keepthesoulalive Nov 29 #7
Leadership at the top needs to change course or you would not see OPs like this one from Passages Nov 29 #8
Then go run for office Keepthesoulalive Nov 29 #10
Stiglitz is not pissing on anyone. Passages Nov 29 #11
I don't care who is saying it. Keepthesoulalive Nov 29 #12
You just stated that a convicted felon won over our candidate and yet we should ignore Passages Nov 29 #13
I don't care about this man. Keepthesoulalive Nov 29 #14
Are you serious? Has he gone to protest? Passages Nov 29 #15
Sounds like a think tank sort of guy. Keepthesoulalive Nov 29 #16
These attacks on "neoliberalism" WSHazel Nov 29 #3
Nonsensical. Passages Nov 29 #5
You don't know what you are talking about Fiendish Thingy Nov 29 #9
Defining anything bad as "neoliberal" is straight out of 1984 WSHazel Nov 30 #19
As I said, neoliberal economics accelerated income inequality Fiendish Thingy Nov 30 #20
We're at that point now where, if the media is saying something, it can't be true. lees1975 Nov 29 #6
I would bet most Trump voters have no clue what "neoliberalism" means Martin Eden Nov 30 #17
I agree a percentage of Americans in general could not explain Passages Nov 30 #18
Was Build Back Better typical of neoliberalism? Martin Eden Nov 30 #21
No, BBB was not representative of neoliberalism. Passages Nov 30 #22
Latest Discussions»Editorials & Other Articles»The message to Democrats ...»Reply #17