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Neoliberalism Replaced Leadership With Managerial Rule
- Neoliberalism created a managerial political order that privileged faceless bureaucratic management over inspirational leadership.
- From the 1970s through 2008 this built global institutions (IMF, GATT) and a system designed to keep markets and trade smoothly regulated by experts.
Power As Turning Dials Not Inspiring Crowds
- The managerial model treats power as turning dials behind the scenes rather than inspiring hearts, privileging technicians over charismatic leaders.
- Cybernetic thinking and expanding technology made governance a problem of nodes, algorithms, and expert control rather than public persuasion.
Macron's China Trip Amid Burning Cafés And Protests
- Emmanuel Macron flew to China amid massive French unrest about retirement reforms, illustrating neoliberal order straining under demographic and political pressures.
- Protesters burned his favorite café and stormed investment firm offices, showing public anger at technocratic solutions.