In the wake of a disastrous rail accident in Ohio, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg says he doesn’t have the power to compel the rail industry to upgrade its safety equipment and procedures. But he does.
Seems like the supposed political pendulum regresses towards the mean of corporations being in charge and calling all the important shots, with the government facilitating, protecting, and invading the enemies of, those interests. I think neoliberalism accomplishes what classic fascists could only dream of, and it does so much more efficiently. "My hands are tied" by the decisions made by the previous administration, but vote for us next time anyway or you're letting the bigots win.
Seems like the supposed political pendulum regresses towards the mean of corporations being in charge and calling all the important shots, with the government facilitating, protecting, and invading the enemies of, those interests. I think neoliberalism accomplishes what classic fascists could only dream of, and it does so much more efficiently. "My hands are tied" by the decisions made by the previous administration, but vote for us next time anyway or you're letting the bigots win.