i would guess there's still a large majority of americans, esp in the intellectual/managerial/upper classes, who believed and still believe all the 'free trade' stuff -- the dynamism and creative energy of capitalism, etc.

if i had to put a number on it, prob 95% of people in the upper 10% of income/wealth in america believe all the standard myths about capitalism and free trade and competive advantage, etc. and 99% of VC-types.

chomsky always says how the countries that do best mimic what we do instead of what we tell them to do.

there's a reason people like matt y and ezra k and myriad others get so highly paid -- they have to write and speak complete nonsense on a daily basis. they prob even believe what they're saying sometimes. how could they not? the cognitive disonance would be too much for anyone.