I commented on the prospects for the Irish presidential election yesterday.
Today, we have a first hint of the outcome:
You can say the post is largely ceremonial.
And you can say that it does not matter.
You could add that this is a left-winger replacing a great left-wing President.
But you could also say this is another rejection of neoliberalism.
I would say all four, but if I were to weight my emphasis, it would be on the last.
Neoliberalism is tottering, and not a day too soon
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I was wondering if you had seen this.
A great result.
Indeed
I wish I shared your optimism but I find neoliberalism’s “trick up the sleeve” is to scare voters into being “responsible.”
You know the lies well of course. Taxes make the wealthy leave; unions destroy jobs; we cannot afford public services and will loose what we have if we try to improve them.
Unfortunately I think a lot of people prefer left wingers but will be scared into voting neoliberal in less ceremonial roles.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Connolly
Yes, although a fair amount of what’s dressed up as opposition to néolibéralism are neoliberals in disguise. Reform is an extreme example of such. And in France, Le Pen’s party, which is supposed to have a social conscience and be resolutely anti- inequality , recently published ‘realist’ , preparing for government type economic policies neoliberal to the core.
Catherine Connolly is, in my mind, a worthy successor to Mary Robinson, Mary McAleese and Michael Higgins. But the European Central Bank still rules.
Search on “Yanis Varoufakis and European Central Bank” for what I have in mind.