Thing is, I don't think the burden of proof lies with us as much as it does with neoliberals.
If you wanna comically oversimplify it, our beliefs are kinda like "I think we should give everyone as much money/education/housing/etc as they need, for free". And you don't need to read theory to know that giving the needy things that they need is good. You would only need theory or studies to find out how to do it and to what extent it is possible.
Neoliberals come along and say "Actually, no, we shouldn't do that", which I'm gonna claim is more of a statement that demands proof. Giving a homeless person housing is the obvious thing to do, you would need concrete evidence to prove that it would be bad.
We have proof though. The USSR for 70 years. China pulling people out of poverty. Etc.
We have proof of neoliberal failure as well. Climate change, wealth inequality, the society that we live in now. All is 40-50 years of neoliberalism causing humanity's death spiral.
I think supporting theory doesn't matter if you can look at the actual effects of imementation. Neoliberalism is an absolute failure.
Thing is, I don't think the burden of proof lies with us as much as it does with neoliberals.
If you wanna comically oversimplify it, our beliefs are kinda like "I think we should give everyone as much money/education/housing/etc as they need, for free". And you don't need to read theory to know that giving the needy things that they need is good. You would only need theory or studies to find out how to do it and to what extent it is possible.
Neoliberals come along and say "Actually, no, we shouldn't do that", which I'm gonna claim is more of a statement that demands proof. Giving a homeless person housing is the obvious thing to do, you would need concrete evidence to prove that it would be bad.
We have proof though. The USSR for 70 years. China pulling people out of poverty. Etc.
We have proof of neoliberal failure as well. Climate change, wealth inequality, the society that we live in now. All is 40-50 years of neoliberalism causing humanity's death spiral.
I think supporting theory doesn't matter if you can look at the actual effects of imementation. Neoliberalism is an absolute failure.