Alex Foti on Thu, 26 Jan 2017 10:23:11 +0100 (CET)


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<nettime> trump is not a neoliberal: national populism and neoliberalism compared


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(first time got sent incomplete by error)


have been following the many perspectives taken on the nazipopulist in the
white house - time and again though i ve seen people repeating trumpism is
neoliberalism to the max, that is avatar of international capital or
whatnot.

not so, 2016 puts an end to the phase of total neoliberal hegemony
(1989-2008) and indeed dissolves the west under anglo-saxon leadership that
had come into being in 1945-1947. furthermore its approach to world
politics is neither neocon nor realist (certainly not international
kehoane-style) but isolationist. It starts from the premise that the US is
no longer the hegemonic world power and seeks a nationalist policy to
reassert its primacy. I'd like to write more, but i hope a table suffices.

NEOLIBERALISM         NAZIPOPULISM
economy
international free trade  nationalist protectionism
restrictive fiscal, expansionary monetary  restrictive monetary,
expansionary fiscal
weak dollar                             strong dollar
geopolitics
partnership with china, rivalry with russia    partnership with russia
rivarly with china
eu as nato ally                  european disintegration, emasculation of
nato
technology
green capitalism              fossil capitalism
ideology
liberals, catholics, socdems          nationalists, racists, neocons
conservative                                    reactionary
population
mass migration and multiculturalism  closed borders and christian supremacy
culture
individualism, liberalism, cosmpolitanism                     populism,
misogyny, provincialism
scientific reason and technology as efficiency           manipulation of
irrationalism and technology as domination

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_quote">(first time got sent incomplete=
 by error)<br><br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">have been following the many perspec=
tives taken on the nazipopulist in the white house - time and again though =
i ve seen people repeating trumpism is neoliberalism to the max, that is av=
atar of international capital or whatnot.=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>not so, =
2016 puts an end to the phase of total neoliberal hegemony (1989-2008) and =
indeed dissolves the west under anglo-saxon leadership that had come into b=
eing in 1945-1947. furthermore its approach to world politics is neither ne=
ocon nor realist (certainly not international kehoane-style) but isolationi=
st. It starts from the premise that the US is no longer the hegemonic world=
 power and seeks a nationalist policy to reassert its primacy. I&#39;d like=
 to write more, but i hope a table suffices.</div><div><br></div><div>NEOLI=
BERALISM =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 NAZIPOPULISM</div><div>economy</div><d=
iv>international free trade =C2=A0nationalist protectionism</div><div>restr=
ictive fiscal, expansionary monetary =C2=A0restrictive monetary, expansiona=
ry fiscal</div><div>weak dollar =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 strong dollar<br></=
div><div>geopolitics</div><div>partnership with china, rivalry with russia =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0partnership with russia rivarly with china<br></div><div>eu as=
 nato ally =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0eu=
ropean disintegration, emasculation of nato</div><div>technology</div><div>=
green capitalism =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0fossil cap=
italism</div><div>ideology</div><div>liberals, catholics, socdems =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0nationalists, racists, neocons</div><div>conserv=
ative =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=
 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0reactionary</div><d=
iv>population</div><div>mass migration and multiculturalism =C2=A0closed bo=
rders and christian supremacy</div><div>culture</div><div>individualism, li=
beralism, cosmpolitanism =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 populism, misogyny, provincialism</div><div>scientific=
 reason and technology as efficiency =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 man=
ipulation of irrationalism and technology as domination</div><div><br></div=
><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>
</div><br></div>

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