Neoliberalismo e totalitarismo:

notas sobre o caráter antidemocrático das políticas neoliberais

Abstract

The present article aims to discuss neoliberalism in its totalitarian form, since it seeks to achieve a homogenization of society, framing the social totality in a competitive market perspective, where individuals, the State and civil society institutions are understood as companies. We believe that neoliberalism must be understood in its entirety, not just in its political form, which can present itself in different ways, in particular as democratic, populist or fascist. Such consideration is pertinent due to the very nature of contemporary capitalism, which seeks to separate the political from the economy, seeking, in this way, to naturalize the exploitation in the economic field, while in the political sphere an apparent legal and political equality operates that may or may not take effect. through democracy. As we seek to understand the totality of the phenomenon, we consider that the political form does not determine the totalitarian character of neoliberalism, and that neoliberal totalitarianism rests on the way in which the exploitation of the workforce takes place in this particular phase of capitalist development.

Keywords: neoliberalism; totalitarianism; fascism; populism; democracy