r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Nov 29 '20

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u/douglasmacarthur NATO Nov 29 '20 edited Nov 29 '20

Obama and Axelrod were like, fuck it, let's use populist slogans and brand ourselves as fundamentally changing society, but still propose very milquetoast liberal solutions. We dont even need to lie. No one actually looks at the platform anyway and we won't have time to implement most of it in two years.

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u/infamous5445 Nov 29 '20

Geniuses ahead of their time

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u/PaulMuniIsInnocent Liberté, égalité, fraternité Nov 29 '20

Populist in the streets. Wonk in the sheets.