Saturday, July 19, 2014

The Neoliberal Narcissism of Elite Democrats: Three Presidents and a Columnist

http://zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-neoliberal-narcissism-of-elite-democrats-three-presidents-and-a-columnist-by-paul-street/

Presidents and a Columnist


There’s nothing like the hypocritical narcissism of the elite neoliberal Democrat. It’s something to see. First he elegantly embraces and advance “free market” doctrine that distributes wealth and power upward while spreading misery amongst the populace and destroying the Earth. Then he wants to be accorded progressive and humanitarian points when you preen with concern over the predictable terrible social and/or environmental toll that neoliberal policy takes. In classic narcissistic fashion, the elite Democratic neoliberal dissociates from the pain he inflicts, wrapping himself in Teflon as he feigns disapproval with the outcomes of the agenda he helped take forward. It’s always those evil crazy Republicans’ fault, of course.
 
Thomas Friedman on the Threat of Plutocracy

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