We called the forum r/neoliberal. We didn’t name our forum that to make a political statement from the outset, but because we wanted to poke fun at people who had previously called us that word. But quickly, people began joining at a far greater rate than we ever expected. They weren’t joining to discuss econometrics, as we originally intended. People were joining because they desired a place to discuss policymaking online that wasn’t captured by left or right-wing populists. We were radical incrementalists – as we called ourselves – and it was different from anything else out there. We knew we were onto something, and created the Neoliberal Project to launch new initiatives and house them all under one banner.

PPI has been around since 1989 and views itself as Bill Clinton's "idea mill" aka think tank. Why I call them a fossil fuel think tank is detailed here. They oppose climate action, defend fracking, and receive donations from Exxon Mobil.

it's safe to say that their upvotes are farmed, and their organic support is mostly bourgeois economics and political science majors and interns who hope to work for PPI or a similar think tank one day. It's basically a Neera Tanden farm.

The creator of r/neoliberal, Colin Mortimer, is the Director of the Center for New Liberalism at PPI, which seeks to "develop a salient identity around the center-left values that have increasingly come under fire in this age of populism."

::: spoiler copy the text in this spoiler tag to repost Reminder that [r/neoliberal was created by and is astroturfed by a fossil fuel think tank called the Progressive Policy Institute, as part of their "Neoliberal Project"](https://archive.is/dNo5d#selection-533.230-533.424)

PPI has been around since 1989 and views itself as Bill Clinton's "idea mill" aka think tank. [Why I call them a fossil fuel think tank is detailed here.](https://archive.is/4Voil#selection-595.0-597.270) They oppose climate action, defend fracking, and receive donations from Exxon Mobil.

it's safe to say that their upvotes are farmed, and their organic support is mostly bourgeois economics and political science majors and interns who hope to work for PPI or a similar think tank one day. It's basically a Neera Tanden farm.

The creator of r/neoliberal, [Colin Mortimer](https://twitter.com/Colinmort), is the [Director of the Center for New Liberalism at PPI](https://archive.is/Jq2sO), which seeks to "develop a salient identity around the center-left values that have increasingly come under fire in this age of populism."

[–] axont@hexbear.net 22 points 1 year ago

every time these people say "populism" they might as well say "when inferior riff-raff gets to make demands." Neoliberalism is the same as conservatism in that they view IQ scores as the primary measure of who deserves civil rights.

[–] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 17 points 1 year ago

radical incrementalists

Heartache is powerful, but democracy is subtle. Incrementally, you begin to notice a change in the weather. When it snows, the flakes are softer when they stick to your worry-worn forehead. When it rains, the rain is warmer. Democracy is coming to the Administrative Region. The ideals of Dolorian humanism are reinstating themselves. How can they not? These are the ideals of the Coalition and the Moralist International. Those guys are signal blue. And they're not only good -- they're also powerful. What will it be like, once their nuanced plans have been realized?

The Kingdom of Conscience will be exactly as it is now. Moralists don't really have beliefs. Sometimes they stumble on one, like on a child's toy left on the carpet. The toy must be put away immediately. And the child reprimanded. Centrism isn't change -- not even incremental change. It is control. Over yourself and the world. Exercise it. Look up at the sky, at the dark shapes of Coalition airships hanging there. Ask yourself: is there something sinister in moralism? And then answer: no. God is in his heaven. Everything is normal on Earth.

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 22 points 1 year ago

99% of the work that achieved that is pinkwashing.

[–] Xx_Aru_xX@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

similar to how we did with Tankie

[–] axont@hexbear.net 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

tankie has gone through three phrases. It first meant people who were in favor of sending tanks into Hungary, then it got adopted primarily by anarchists, and now it's used by anyone. Its current meaning is something like "when a westerner shows too much sympathy to countries outside of the west." That's the point where we adopted it for ourselves, because now it only describes something good

[–] sir_this_is_a_wendys@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

One of my oldest friendships is on its last legs. He's a smug liberal, identical to the people that show up here sometimes. He was talking about tankies and I told him that it was now a meaningless term and anyone who uses it in earnest shouldn't be taken seriously. I think it almost destroyed his brain.

He also believes the Warren Commission 😂

[–] AssortedBiscuits@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He also believes the Warren Commission

The rube of rubes

[–] sir_this_is_a_wendys@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

He's honestly a fucking idiot and I'm so sick of his shit.

[–] Florn@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

"tankie" is "woke" for foreign policy

[–] Omniraptor@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago

what about neocon, does anyone self id as that :|