Dear Dante
Yes, and I believe Emmanuel Macron himself would agree to "being a
socioliberal" which in Nettime parlour would be "neoliberal" indeed.
You don't need to wait for that. It will be his victory speech soon.
But of devils presented to us, I prefer a liberal like Macron to a
Emmanuel Macron can also be understood as a ( status-quo ? )
Neo-Liberal public relations guy, ex-Rothschild investment banker,
creating a new packaging for the same neo-liberal politicians.
Let's see, if and when he gets elected, whom he brings into his
government.
On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 11:1
The Nordic countries' and Germany's social democratic parties have
interestingly enough often been accused of "selling out to the
neoliberal world order" but were the only ones in Europe to withhold
the populist storm of the past 20 years while even often remaining or
having gained i
Dear Alexander and All,
your spot-on remarks (!) make me wonder about the future of social
democracy, something Castells pondered in a recent editorial:
mediterranean socialist parties seem on the verge of disappearing (e.g.
France, Greece, Spain), but what about SPD and other Northern European
s
Excellent analysis, Alex!
But Emmanuel Macron should best be compared with Canada's Justin
Trudeau rather than any current American politician (though as a
pragmatist liberal he is ideologically in line with the Obamas, both
previous president Barack and possible forthcoming Michelle).
Pete Butti
the French have chosen a liberal to ward off the fascist threat (patriotism
vs nationalism this is how the youthful ex banker ex economic minister puts
it). it is a paradoxical outcome a year after Nuit Debout protests, which
have propelled mélenchon to a great score (and socialist hamon to a pitif