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[–] grue@lemmy.world 26 points 2 weeks ago

As you get to the end of that century and into this century, the wealthiest forgot why that policy existed

The collapse of the Soviet Union removed the threat of an alternative and "proved" that capitalism was the superior ideology, pushing their confidence that they could do no wrong through the roof.