"To save the system, the gains of the 1930s had to be rolled back. They were rolled back. Of course, Keynesians and their supporters never fail to place the blame for this on Reagan, Thatcher, and neoliberalism, but they themselves bear most of the responsibility. The policies they advocated and implemented failed in the end and, because they failed, new people and new ideas naturally came along to replace them and fix the mess. Moreover, the Keynesianism that dominated the left helped to demobilize working people—by encouraging them to trust Keynesian politicians, policies, and doctrines as well the leaders of their unions, instead of trusting their own ability to run their lives themselves and re-establish society on new, human foundations. As a result, the new people and ideas that came along were reactionary ones."
— Andrew Kliman