Comments by "Tony Wilson" (@tonywilson4713) on "What is neoliberalism? How the 'Washington consensus' was imposed on the world" video.

  1. That would require them first taking the time to think. I'm Australian but went to college in America. I love the place and love the people but damn there are these threads (or themes) of disconnect that run through American society like cancer. On one hand America has this incredible belief that they can do stuff that I wish Australia had more of. It actually infuriates me when Australian's drop the ball and say its too hard which our political leaders do all the time. On the other hand there's the incredible delusion that because some Americans have done amazing things then that makes all Americans amazing and everything they do amazing. Treating the planet like it has unlimited resources and can be bashed stupid without consequence is delusional. Preaching to the world that you are the bastion of "Freedom and Democracy" as you support psychotic dictatorships and provide safety and refuge to war criminals is even more delusional. Just yesterday I saw people talking about America's child labor issues and how a 16 year old was killed in a timber mill where they should NOT have been working. How TF can America be going backwards on child labor laws???
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  2. British rebel Economist Gary Stevenson said that you need to put the words "for us" on the end of all sorts of statements from economists. He did this awesome vid here on YT about why economists are always wrong. One of the problems with them is they are generally well enough off that the issues affecting everyone else DON'T MATTER. So when they say things like "The economy is doing fine" or "The abcdxyz market is booming" you need to ad those 2 words "for us" to the end as in "The economy is doing fine FOR US." Those 10 things in the Washington Consensus make a whole lot more sense when you add "for us" to the end of each item.
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