Neoliberalism: look for alternatives or self-defense?
The dominant power is not an abstract thing but is made up of a few super-rich people who act to maintain the status quo so that nothing changes under the sun, always and in any case in this economic order in which the god of money is the point of reference.
Forms of resistance that counteract the dominant power are forms of self-defense. These forms (aggregation in communities, support and purchasing groups, circular economy, etc.) are tolerated by power because they do not attack it directly. They are accepted because they do not question the neoliberal development model pointing to infinite growth in a finite world.
In some ways, this is useful to the system which can show its benevolence in giving space to criticism.
Instead, stating clearly that the neoliberal development model is also ethically and morally wrong means questioning its economic and social order, the market based on supply and demand, and money as a form of value (while money is a means).
Resistance must be implemented for personal well-being, but there must also be a declarative form that can truly change people’s collective imagination.
It can be argued: which is neoliberalism’s alternative? I don’t have the answer, but this doesn’t stop me from raising a criticism that I still consider constructive because it aimed to start a discussion in which everyone (not just the economists) can contribute to identifying an option.
We need an alternative to this model which creates great inequalities, leads to conflicts, and, for the benefit of a few, depletes the planet.
