Left and Right Misguided Mixture

Neoliberals like the Clintons are a good example of how merging Left and Right go wrong; they ended up with a stagnant approach that exploits identity politics, deregulates and hands the political system and economy over to the rich. The Clintons are famous for appealing to the Right by being tough on crime, for instance, which has led to mass incarceration. Bill Clinton, as Governor of Arkansas, allowed a brain damaged black man get executed even though prison officials themselves hated the idea because the man had the mentality of a child. Bill didn't want to be seen as a soft Liberal and wanted to appeal to Conservatives.