Naomi Klein: Neoliberalism is to blame ...

[DanTex]

115. Yes, some of us prefer words to be used correctly and accurately.

No, corporatism is not generally understood to mean a "corporate/Banking/big-money dominated society." You might understand it to mean that, but other people don't. The term "corporate" that is the root of "corporatism" doesn't refer to a company but more like a guild. Read that wiki article or use google to learn more.

But whatever, let's for now accept your incorrect definition of the term. The point is, like I illustrated in my last post, Obama is not "corporatist". Obama is not Bill Clinton so, obviously, listing things Clinton did that you don't like says absolutely nothing about Obama.

Also, attacking Democrats for not being far enough left is nothing new. In fact, ironically, FDR and the New Deal were attacked from both the left and the right as being "corporatist". Bernie Sanders infamously said that JFK made him "physically nauseated" based on his opposition to the Cuban Revolution. And so on.

And Ralph Nader, the guy who put W in the White House? No, I don't like him. Whatever good he did previous to that is totally outweighed by his destructive 2000 campaign. He's been one of the leading proponents of the "Democrats and Republicans are the same" lie, a lie that has now brought us two right-wing presidents in the last 16 years.