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It's much more than a set of lies, it's an entire cultural phenomenon 100% USA made. Unlike many of our worst ideas, I'm actually surprised this one didn't bec
by ghurtado 1mo ago
It's much more than a set of lies, it's an entire cultural phenomenon 100% USA made.
Unlike many of our worst ideas, I'm actually surprised this one didn't become more popular around the world.
- smallmancontrov 1mo agoI've been reading about the US progressive era of 100 years ago and I am seeing from Robber Barons many of the same arguments that I heard growing up from my Reagan-worshipping parents. It's both frustrating and encouraging to know that we soundly defeated these at one point before the pendulum swung back. They didn't invent a new pack of lies, they just put the old one in the microwave and gave it 30 seconds. I suspect that were I to learn about the industrial revolution I would find that the US Robber Barons didn't invent their talking points either and that they simply took British Industrialist talking points and, err, gave them 3 minutes on the stove.
- roughly 1mo agoWorth a read: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/brian-merchant/blood-in-the-machine/9780316487740/ https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/brian-merchant/bloo...
- econ 1mo agoThat's quite funny. I recall several people not even responding but just silently staring at the proponent. Other bad ideas (like privatization) were adopted by repeating opposing talking points.