I keep seeing this tossed around and I must have missed something. “Abundance Democrats” what is that? What do they mean by “Abundance”? What bullshit are they rebranding?
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It’s the belief that capitalism can overcome its contradictions by producing so much that shortages become nonexistent. It ignores the fact that capitalism relies on artificial shortages.
Insert grapes of wrath quote here.
This is the most succinct definition and dismissal of the concept.
“What if I were to rebrand neoliberalism and act like it’s a new philosophy again? Delightfully devilish, Yglesias!”
Some people have confused technology for magic and believe as a religious belief that technology can overcome any limits to capitalism presented mainly by the environment and resource limits. This in turn will lead to abundance of treats for everyone including the peasants so peasants should be very happy. Therefore vote Democrat. It’s basically a con job. There is a big gap between its premise and conclusions. If the people selling this bullshit believe it then they are insane. If they don’t believe it then they are pieces of shit.
everyone gets a pony and don’t think about the consequences of unfettered captalism DONT 3
It’s especially hilarious that they’re tying to sell it at this point and time when capitalism is literally imploding. I mean it’s not even a new form of pr for capitalist bullshit. This was the promise of the mid ~20th century. It worked for a while when there was an abundance of easily extracted natural resources but now it’s just a paycheck for the people selling this crap. It won’t catch on. Peoples lived reality will make accepting it impossible. Unless they’re trying to make it a cult like Musk did with his businesses. I would say it’s too lame to become a cult but Musk became a cult leader so wtf do I know.
ezra klein wrote a silly book about rebranding neoliberalism
We shall neither read it nor reply to it.
LOL that’s great.
Trickle down economics, “the freer the market the freer the people”, small government, regulation bad, redistribution doesn’t work, a rising ride lifts all boats, etc etc
But using different words to try and trick people.
It’s just third way politics again, neoliberalism with a fresh coat of paint. Same as it ever was.
Like I always say, the freer the market, the harder they fall. Read between the lines no new taxes.
It’s the dance that can only be performed by a small, soft piece of bread.
The worst of libertarianism but you’re a New York “intellectual” who chuckles to Bill Maher
In this moment, I am abundant. Not because of any wasteful government program. But because, I am enlightened by the market.
I read the Ezra Klein article where he sniffs his own farts. It’s just public-private partnership policy which has defined the Democrats since Clinton, but with a little more social welfare and climate regulation. His grand theory is “corporations are the vehicle for power in the US” + “not all corporations are aligned on all goals” = “we need to work with corporations to build a better future”.
So why are Democrats jumping on it as if it’s something grandiose? Because it’s a new way to tut tut the nascent left by saying “it’s reductionist to say capitalism is the root of all bad things.”
treatlerite sophistry
Liberalism has shed its historic progressive character and now the adherents of liberalism constantly have to rebrand their conservatism as something new.
Citations Needed: Ep. 223: The Empire Strikes First, Part II — ‘Abundance’ Pablum as Counter to Left Populism
Episode webpage: https://sites.libsyn.com/102225/ep-223-the-empire-strikes-first-part-ii-abundance-pablum-as-counter-to-left-populism
the signal has been litI just finished listening to part two. All my fears about the next election are in it. Pushing Mayo Pete on the electorate with another neolib economic agenda that will only help private equity but disguised as populism so libs get duped and then of course when he loses they can play the identity politics card as the reason… yep. Playbook in plain sight folks. Expect more of this garbage from the Koch brothers
“What if we did all the shit we just tried again but it works cause we call it something else”
Aboondance
i think its partially related to the yimby idea that allowing new housing to be built by deregulating the industry around building housing means that developers will build new housing in abundance and cause housing to become affordable to the average person.
as a side note the yimby movement is fucking tiring because strong towns succeeded at turning the entire discussion around housing into market economics instead of “everyone needs housing” and assuming developers will build baby build isn’t really working
“JUST BUILD GOOD PUBLIC HOUSING” I scream into the void as the abundance police beat me lifeless.
