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This is correct, well-documented, and not talked about much.

There really was a vast right-wing conspiracy. It started with this memo.[1]

Here's the background: [2]

Understand that, before this, businesses rarely had lobbyists or engaged in political action. That totally changed in the 1970s.

[1] https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Po...

[2] https://billmoyers.com/content/the-powell-memo-a-call-to-arm...