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BohemianBabe · M
I think we should remember that Reagan was horrible too. So was Bush. They only seem good now because the GOP has become such a comically insane shitshow.
Ynotisay · M
@BohemianBabe Reagan was the worst because he used his acting skills to push through legislation that has led to the wealth-disparity we see today. He used the flag and patriotism to allow the wealthiest to get wealthier on the backs of idiots fighting against their own best interest. He took advantage of them. Trump used the same platform, and same idiots, but just presented it in more overt and enemy-driven way. Reagan was a piece of shit.
BohemianBabe · M
@Ynotisay When it comes to policy, Trump really is a typical Republican. The only reason he was seen as anti-establishment in 2016 is because he's really stupid.
But since then, Trump has fully rejected Democracy and radicalized the entire GOP into doing the same. Trump tried to end American Democracy, which easily makes him much worse than any other president we ever had.
But since then, Trump has fully rejected Democracy and radicalized the entire GOP into doing the same. Trump tried to end American Democracy, which easily makes him much worse than any other president we ever had.
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
@Ynotisay I cant find a word wrong with what you say. BUT. Reagan is also largely resonsiblbe for the financial ruin of the Soviet Union that led to its break up, through the Star Wars Program.. The Russinas had a well established pipeline of tech espionage that got them the latest in US military hardware and allowed them to copy, without the research cost. Reagan brought in scientists and Science Fiction authors to "imagine" the next generation of weapons. Plasma weapons, rail guns and the like and the platforms that would carry then, which bypassed all the current industry and procurement connections and threw the Russians into a panic. They had to try to "copy" these items from scratch, believing America actually had something. It was in fact more than a decade before a practical rail gun was created and its still in development.. But the funding of this effort in Russia starved the military of funds to maintain its current levels and made it impractical to "protect " the soviet bloc nations, leading to the break up..
And not a shot fired. Thats my kind of war...😷
And not a shot fired. Thats my kind of war...😷
trollslayer · 46-50, M
@BohemianBabe probably right :( but reagan was probably the best republican president since Eisenhower.