Quotes About Neo-liberalism

I think democracy is on the decline in the West. Ruling parties are the same: neo-liberalism at home and wars abroad.

We buy our chains from our jailers and only when we put need before desire will we escape the prison of neo-liberalism

I've never seen any subscriber to neo-liberal economics admit the fact, but part of the way in which inequality drives economic progress – in the neo-liberal system – is by making it clear that there are severe consequences for failure. Bankruptcies, dole queues, even people sleeping in the streets; all these are human tragedies, but in the neo-liberal world view, they are also reminders of what happens if you don't work hard enough.

Stop trusting neo-liberal theories, and realize what happens when neo-liberals take over.

Christmas is about community, collaboration, celebration. Done right, Christmas can be an antidote to the Me First mentality that has rebranded capitalism as neo-liberalism. The shopping mall isn't our true home, nor is it a public space, though, as libraries, parks, playgrounds, museums and sports facilities disappear, for many the fake friendliness of the mall is the only public space left, apart from the streets