Neoliberal theory has no answer to a free society producing enemies of itself.

Evidence

“And what if the ‘self’ that is ‘realized’ under the conditions of liberal capitalism is a self that despises liberal capitalism, and uses its liberty to subvert and abolish a free society? To this question, Hayek—like Friedman—has no answer.” — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 2188

Categorization

• BMF: The paradox of a system that breeds self-contempt echoes the central tension in ‘We’ (Zamyatin): the ideology generating its own subversives — a resonance beyond mere topical overlap.
• XREF: connects to: Neoliberalism has no answer for subjects who use liberty against it — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 1873; Neoliberal freedom culminates in radical solipsism that denies the economy’s existence — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 431; Neoliberal economics denies the axiom of human equality — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market: Human Rights…, 407

Broader Connections

• Neoliberal freedom culminates in radical solipsism that denies the economy’s existence #expands (0.75) — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 431
• Neoliberal economics denies the axiom of human equality #contradicts (0.72) — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market, 407