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Joe Atikian's avatar

You reminded us that America opened up to China in the 70s as a geopolitical manoeuvre against the USSR. I think this fact has nearly evaporated from public consciousness over the decades but remains crucial to understanding where the world is today.

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Lyric Hughes Hale's avatar

Nixon was a hugely consequential president. The other thing people forget is that he took us off the gold standard. Shocking our allies by the way!

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