# Straight Dope 3/24/2023: What was neoliberalism, is it dead, and was it really so bad?

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I think it’s more accurate to characterize Trumpism by hatred and fear of The Other. For many of his voters, “The Other” means other races, and that’s probably the largest share, but it works the same way for voters whose Others are gays, or trans folk, or women, or atheists or Muslims, or the educated, or whatever.

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