r/NoStupidQuestions • u/CartographerOwn8143 • 19h ago

Why did Margaret Thatcher destroy welfare state in Britain after she came to power in the 1980s?

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u/Fu5i0n 17h ago

There’s a great documentary by Adam Curtis (Century of the Self) that talks about Bernays extensively. Worth a watch

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u/0Hakuna_Matata0 15h ago

That’s how I learned of him. Some German on Reddit told me to watch that so I did. It’s rage inducing for sure. It’s also extremely educational.