Then the semantic shift is towards a meaningless pejorative and doesn't refer to any actual political ideology. By your definition, the only thing separating Bernie Sanders from being a neoliberal is him voting for a free trade agreement.
You can debate whether specific individuals are neoliberal. The word is used to describe the policy of America from the 80’s onward. But please continue to argue against water being wet. It’s entertaining.
And unlike you, I'm going to keep using words in ways which are accurate to their meanings. Like a conservative insisting liberals are communists for supporting trans rights or social welfare programs, y'all just sound like idiots when you try to pretend liberals are Reaganites because they don't want to demolish capitalism
If you really do have a diploma, you need some remedial education.
Your anger with me is misplaced, but I can take it. You should be angry with the author of the article, he’s the one who wrote it. Are we just not supposed to post articles that use the word “neoliberal” because Cleverdawn doesn’t approve? Get over yourself. Move on. Or write Merriam-Webster a nasty letter.
neoliberal
noun
neo·lib·er·al ˌnē-ō-ˈli-b(ə-)rəl
: a liberal who de-emphasizes traditional liberal doctrines in order to seek progress by more pragmatic methods
That doesn't say anything about free trade or capitalism either