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WTF Happened In 1971? (wtfhappenedin1971.com)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by jaxiiruff@lemmy.zip to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

(kinda) A great website to share if you have no idea how to explain the downfall of the US economy.

Edit: Thanks to everyone who provided insight on this website. I've had this in my bookmarks for a very long time and was curious how it held up.

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[-] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 8 points 5 months ago

The take that the homepage is trying to sell you, hinted at by the Hayek quote.

This homepage is usually posted by right wing libertarians.

[-] tburkhol@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

The US Libertarian Party was founded in 1971. Not saying there's a causative link...

[-] oo1@kbin.social 0 points 5 months ago

Wow, they're dumber than I thought if they think this makes their point.

Although then again, their general ideals have swayed the more mainstream of many large western governments and international financial institutions for 40-50 years.
So there must be something to this tactic of making a hotch-potch of random graphs.

[-] orrk@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

because the average statistical literacy is somewhere below the ability to point out Kirghistan?

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