I am literally a neoliberal. I work with neoliberal groups, donate to neoliberal charities, support neoliberal politicians, and even own a hoodie that says “neoliberal and proud.”

Before I got perma’d from Reddit for saying “The only good nazi is a dead nazi,” I regularly posted on /r/neoliberal.

I am quite aware of what neoliberalism is.

What you’re describing is more just people being bad at their jobs, and this moving you to assume malice instead of incompetence because of their job title.

Sears was dead for almost twenty years, they just didn’t know it yet. They died when malls died, and instead of any sort of pivot, they doubled down. This was a car crash in slow motion.