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Naming the Baby 'Neoliberalism' and the Death of Socialism

from #239 - Anna Khachiyan | The Tim Dillon Show · #239

3 min

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Riffing continues on baby names, Tim's own name origin story, and then returns to the identity-as-zero-sum-game concept, with Anna declaring socialism dead as of 2016.

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  • Tim plans to name the baby 'neoliberalism' or something similarly stupid.
  • His parents named him Timmy because if he became a fat idiot, the name would fit perfectly—a reference to the stereotypical fat kid from childhood.
  • Identity as capital creates a zero-sum game where Rachel Dolezal's appropriation takes opportunities away from actual Black women.
  • Class consciousness and solidarity have completely evaporated into a hellscape of polite niceties while nobody addresses the real issues.
  • Tim's podcasting partner believes socialism is over and should have been left behind in 2016.
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