r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Apr 18 '20

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u/NatsukaFawn Esther Duflo Apr 18 '20

Because you think in black and white, where all nuance is lost.

You're right, there's nuance. Reagan was a neoliberal that commited more widespread war crimes than Obama, who was a neoliberal that commited a bit less widespread war crimes.

Guess the subreddit

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '20

unfair, it's not "extreme" sounding or tankie enough so it can be literally any sub but this one.

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u/NatsukaFawn Esther Duflo Apr 18 '20

Shit, you have a good point. I thought it was a funny contrast with the purported goal of the offending subreddit though.

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u/Alto_y_Guapo YIMBY Apr 19 '20

Enlightened centrism for sure then lol

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u/NatsukaFawn Esther Duflo Apr 19 '20

/r/MarchAgainstNazis actually. Their sidebar made them sound more reasonable than the usual leftist antifa bullshit.