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Thread: Neo Liberal Approach fails in France...will it fail across Europe (even in Ireland)?

  1. 11th March 2010, 04:50 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cassandra Syndrome View Post
    Neo Liberalism, Neo Keynesianism, is it all Statist control ideology at the end of the day.
    The Greeks passionately against the capitalist neoliberal model,there's even
    riots out there against it at the present moment.
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  3. 11th March 2010, 05:08 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cassandra Syndrome View Post
    Neo Liberalism, Neo Keynesianism, is it all Statist control ideology at the end of the day.
    Are these Neo Liberalism and Neo Keynesianism any relation of

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  4. 11th March 2010, 05:09 PM #13
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    Quote Originally Posted by beamish2010 View Post
    Zanu-FF are hardly true socialists
    Yeah, that was my point and Zarkosy isn't a true neoliberal either. And I don't believe that an electoral defeat would represent the French electorate's view on free market policies. Incumbents nearly always get a kicking in mid-terms elections.
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  5. 11th March 2010, 05:12 PM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by beamish2010 View Post
    The French don't want the neo-liberal Thatherite model.
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    So why did they vote for him then?
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  6. 11th March 2010, 05:12 PM #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by beamish2010 View Post
    The Greeks passionately against the capitalist neoliberal model,there's even
    riots out there against it at the present moment.
    The greeks are irrational overspenders and don't deserve respect.
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  7. 11th March 2010, 05:14 PM #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by toughbutfair View Post
    So why did they vote for him then?
    Exactly. The OP's take on this story is ridiculous.
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    Quote Originally Posted by toughbutfair View Post
    The greeks are irrational overspenders and don't deserve respect.
    They'll see sense eventually.
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  9. 11th March 2010, 05:37 PM #18
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    Quote Originally Posted by toughbutfair View Post
    The greeks are irrational overspenders and don't deserve respect.
    As opposed to the thrifty Irish folk.
    "No one rules if no one obeys" - Tao
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  10. 11th March 2010, 06:28 PM #19
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cassandra Syndrome View Post
    As opposed to the thrifty Irish folk.
    We had 4bn of cuts in the budget, at least we are facing up to our need to cut government spending. I know you don't agree with tha plan, but the greeks seem to think it is okay to spend more than you make every year.
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  11. 12th March 2010, 12:53 PM #20
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    Quote Originally Posted by mazzington View Post
    Yeah, that was my point and Zarkosy isn't a true neoliberal either. And I don't believe that an electoral defeat would represent the French electorate's view on free market policies. Incumbents nearly always get a kicking in mid-terms elections.
    Only time will tell us all come the French presidential elections in 2012.
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