Donald Trump’s trade war means that we’re entering a qualitatively new phase in the history of capitalism. Yet the new economic order taking shape will be just as “globalist” as the neoliberal regime it’s supplanting.
  • Cryophilia@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    For Europeans, a quick primer on American uses of the term:

    “Liberal” = socially liberal: gay marriage ok, trans people ok, immigrants ok

    “Neoliberal” = economically liberal: laissez-faire, lower taxes on businesses, fewer worker protections

    “Liberal” is left-wing. “Neoliberal” is right-wing. Sounds similar, very different. There are a lot of bad actors on lemmy who intentionally try to conflate the two. Don’t let them confuse you.