Reply #15: echoes of Piper Alpha

[MisterP]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piper_Alpha

in the late 70s, grand malaise under Labour let Thatcher come in and blame the government and the wicked, hateful unions for everything; state-led developmentalism was "debunked" from China to Poland and Tanzania to Mexico and the Dominican Republic. Anthony Burgess embarrased himself with the screed 1985. as part of the 80s' grand neoliberal wave ("Reaganomics" in the 80s, unquestioned founding belief in the 00s and 10s), everything was privatized and deregulated: economies collapsed around the world. Thousands were, and are being, killed, and billions moved into prole or sub-prole jobs. furthermore, what I just wrote is verboten to those hailing the magical power of cash to "create jobs," as though money was some supernatural force that existed before even the earth formed.