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From the Wikipedia page on Neoliberalism:
Yeah, neoliberalism isn't a "US" thing. I do have an agenda though, but it's not like I hide it.
Aside from pronouncing your own ignorance of neoliberalism as referenced above, I think it's important to note that this entire paragraph says nothing that wouldn't be just as well expressed with "you're dumb".
Empty promises were not what I would consider the exceptional or defining thing about Trump's campaign. It's also barely mentioned once in that entire article. Most of the article speaks of how unhappy people are with their current economic circumstances, not about what political challengers promised to do about it.
It's all about narratives. People are suffering economically due in no small part to economic inequality. In the US, Republicans have a story to tell about how immigrants, or trans people, or atheists are to blame. The job of Democrats is to put the blame where it belongs, with the oligarchs. Democrats won't do that, so only one narrative remains and that narrative wins by default.
Do you say these things out loud before you type them? The dissonance of all these thoughts is amazing.
You go from one thought with no connection to another like you're just parroting keywords and ideas that don't connect.
"You're dumb."
All of your comments are factually incorrect, unsupported by your own link, and mostly attacks aimed at the other commenter.
Why don't you quit digging this hole?