• Redacted@lemmy.world
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    To me neoliberal is half of top-left and half of top-right. The “centre-ground” and western status quo that think capitalism (regulated to varying degrees) will bring everyone in the world up to a decent standard of living eventually. I don’t think either of the bottom quadrants have much of it going on.

    Please correct me if you disagree though as I’ve just categorised a load of responses to my bottom-left outlook as neoliberal in a recent discussion.

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      Neoliberal, originally speaking, is closer to bottom-right, insofar as its obsession is with deregulation, free trade, and market solutions.

      In common usage it’s become a catch-all for “Anything less than revolutionary that I don’t like”.

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        Ah ok cheers for the background, seems the meme checks out if that’s its original definition.

        The definition I was running with is this:

        A political orientation originating in the 1960s, blending liberal political views with an emphasis on economic growth.

        Emphasis on economic growth means inherently subscribed to capitalism, hence my top-centre interpretation.