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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Does anyone have any book/article recommendations if I'm unfamiliar with this topic, but may want to start down this rabbit hole?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

More than emphasizing the figure of Reagan, I suggest learning about neoliberalism overall, and its emergence as the global order.

Frankly, Reagan was just a simpleton in a suit, by my estimation.

Friedrich Hayek and Milton Friedman are the more relevant figures historically.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not familiar with books on Reagan but if you want a great book on how the right wing billionaires manipulate things with money I suggest Dark Money by Jane Meyer. It's in the same vein and dark money is a highly interesting topic.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

And left wing billionaries don't manipulate, they are good guys?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Start with The Shock Doctrine from Naomi Klein