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> Calling the 1973 CIA-led coup ordered by Nixon against Salvador Allende in Chile as a "response to Marxist economic mismanagement" tells you all you need to k
by drewcoo 3y ago
> Calling the 1973 CIA-led coup ordered by Nixon against Salvador Allende in Chile as a "response to Marxist economic mismanagement" tells you all you need to know about neoliberalism and its supporters
Nixon's presidency pre-dates neoliberalism. As does American animosity to Marxism.
Arguably, Nixon was the final New Deal president, bringing us the Clean Air Act and attempting to give all Americans socialized medicine. His rise to power was really through his involvement with HUAC (the House Unamerican Activities Committee, seeking to rid the US of communists) as a Congressman.