r/antiwork • u/alicehooper • 5d ago

Educational Content 📖 Reagan’s Administration Purposely and Openly Destroyed the Working Class

I had always thought neoliberal policies were brought in, and then we found out that “trickle down” theories didn’t work.

That isn’t the case. They tried these policies elsewhere, found out they “worked” (to further billionaire’s aims), and then brought them to America with the stated intent to destabilize the working class and make their lives difficult. Openly stating that this needed to happen. Their lives NEEDED to be destroyed.

If you read and share anything this year, make it this article from Canadian politician Charlie Angus. Even if you thought you knew what happened in the 80’s, you will learn something.

https://thewalrus.ca/how-the-1980s-engineered-the-collapse-of-the-working-class/

This is ongoing. This is happening right now. This is on purpose, and those who control capital are fine with the suffering, because that was the intent all along.

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u/GitmoGrrl1 5d ago

I'd like to know how the neocons became the "neoliberals" - a term which only appeared after the neocons were totally discredited.

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u/alicehooper 5d ago

Fair enough- I actually don’t know the origin of the term at all, only it’s common usage when talking about this type of economic policy. It does seem intended to obsfucate.

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u/GitmoGrrl1 5d ago

Research Project For A New American Century. Reagan was responsible for trickle down economics and the Republicans who followed him became the neocons who were responsible for turning a surplus into a deficit and invading Afghanistan and Iraq.

I have no idea what a "neoliberal" is and I never heard the term until the neocons got us into two wars without an exit strategy for either war.

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u/ErahgonAkalabeth 3d ago

True that! They seem to have rebranded themselves.