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> https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/ https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/ Ooh, I know this one. Nixon came up with a new strategy for jailing and enslaving opponents to
by Schroedingersat 4y ago
> https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/ https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/
Ooh, I know this one. Nixon came up with a new strategy for jailing and enslaving opponents to conservatism and corporatism https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_on_drugs https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_on_drugs
It was also about when thatcher first had a cabinet seat.
After that we had the end of history and the glory of the invisible hand of the free market raining abundance upon all.
- danuker 4y agoI believe your perception is accurate. Nixon also took the dollar off the gold standard "temporarily", and government proceeded to debase the currency continuously since then, hand in hand with the financial sector.
- Schroedingersat 4y agoProbably best to be a bit wary of pushing narratives from a group that say the problem is there's too gosh darned much public control over things and we need to deregulate and transfer more power to the financial sector without a caveat then.