The Comprehensive Activist Guide to Dismantling Neoliberalism
The Comprehensive Activist Guide to Dismantling Neoliberalism
“The creation of today’s market society was not
the result of a sequence of spontaneous events but rather of state
interference and violence.”
Liberty! Human Rights! Choice! Prosperity! Freedom!
These seemingly familiar words are how neoliberals see their movement for the expansion of the “free market.”
Advocates see the “neoliberal agenda” (i.e. freeing the market from
constraints such as regulations and tariffs) as going hand-in-hand with
freedom, even when the results across the world tell a very different
tale.
We barely have to look before finding new new waves of protest (e.g. Turkey, Brazil, and Slovenia) against the intimate connection between neoliberalism, corruption, authoritarianism, and austerity measures.
Those pushing for free market “reforms” will say these connections are “exceptions” and “not true expressions of neoliberalism.”
This neoliberal myth of a “liberating free market economy” is one we
must dismantle and replace with the truth as the Naomi Klein quote
illustrates above that neoliberalism is the result of “state
interference and violence.”
This guide aims to provide a comprehensive overview of how we can prepare to organizing against neoliberalism including:
Key elements of ways neoliberalism becomes entrenched in our systems
Core beliefs that frame how neoliberals envision their movement
The main long-term efforts we can take to combat neoliberalism
With the collective wisdom of those who have dedicated their lives to
diverting the oppressive framework of the “free market,” I’ve worked to
make this guide represent current activist thoughts and strategies.
If as you’re reading this you find yourself saying “but what about…?”
or “I know a great resource/example to share!” then I’d love for you to
leave a comment at the end of this post or send me a message.
So here we go, “The Comprehensive Activist Guide to Dismantling Neoliberalism.”
