I've been seeing a lot of neoliberal and generally pro-market positions on social-media for a while now and I was wondering if this was a general phenomena or if it was just me.
In any case, in the event that this is a general trend on social media, how receptive is the average person to that kind of propaganda ?
From where I'm from, most people are pretty left-leaning economically but also have a lot of anti-tax views (which is logical given the burden of 65+ on the pension system). But is this the case everywhere ? I've also noticed that a lot of zoomers seemed to embrace the myth of the self-made man a lot more than the older generations.
>>2850006I forgot to add aswell but how receptive is the global south to these ideas? I have a broad picture for the west but it's hard to say for the third world
They are very receptive since they see, not unreasonably, state institutions as corrupt and ineficient, third worlders even more so because they tend to have more disfunctional and corrupt states than the north without experimenting the benefits of welfare. They also see neoliberalism as the way to middle class and treat access.
I feel like most people can't even imagine old style social democratic solutions to problems, like nationalizing utilities or key industries. Every policy announced is instantly scrutinized as to how it will affect the incentives for the corporations, which are really just hostage takers who punish the entire population the moment a vote in parliament doesn't go their way or some strait gets blocked halfway across the planet. Not a soul dares to think about even slightly altering the way society is structured. No, we must make the carrot at the end of the stick bigger so a capitalist will at last solve, say, the housing crisis or invest in green energy or extend affordable healthcare or make public transport affordable.
I don't know if that counts as neo-liberal, but even if people in general aren't really gung-ho about the market, most of them seem to be genuinely stuck in a market oriented way of thinking about society and its problems.
the petty bourgeoisie are especially susceptible
also let's be real, most normies are scared of revolution, even working class normies. they believe the propaganda that revolution means budenovka-clad chads entering your peasant hut, raping your wife, stealing your chickens, and trafficking your daughter, redistributing your toothbrush. so even the people who are against privatization, deregulation, austerity, and union busting are still more often than not merely reformists. nobody is immune to propaganda. false consciousness is the norm and class consciousness is the exception. in the USA millions believed the lies about Saddam, WMDs, etc. It's hard not to develop contempt and maintain empathy when people believe lies so easily. Look at the prevalence of idealism and religion.
>>2850024>>2850025Yeah I pictured it like this too. I just don't see what we can do about it frankly.
The overwhelming majority of people, like legitimately 99% of the population, just want a strongman who does stuff. That's true for Fascists, Communists and pretty much everyone else. Anyone who thinks otherwise is being idealistic and has no idea what the average person is actually like.