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Brief history of the world since the end of WW2 (lemmy.ml)
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[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

There's a similar story of the sorts with "libertarian" ideology (a word stolen from French Anarchists - who were without a doubt leftists). Milton Friedman was paid by the oil industry to come up with it, and they peddled it through the Real Estate Association of America.

https://www.alternet.org/2013/09/true-history-libertarianism-america-phony-ideology-promote-corporate-agenda/