• tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip
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    3 months ago

    Reagan was one of the worst things to happen to the US. Maybe we should just stop electing shitty actors to do a difficult job.

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      3 months ago

      Reagan (or more specifically Michael Deaver) taught us that propaganda works incredibly well, almost every time.

      Most of us didn’t learn it though. And here we are.

      • TheTwelveYearOld@lemmy.world
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        3 months ago

        Reagan (or more specifically Michael Deaver) taught us that propaganda works incredibly well, almost every time.

        Hitler (and many mfers before him) already taught that lesson, people fall for it every, single, time.

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    3 months ago

    Infographic is correct, though it left out how he destroyed labor unions and a bunch of other stuff, but you can only fit so much in there. Reagan and his despicable cohorts like Gingrich were the beginning of the end for not just the ability to reach the middle class, but indeed for the middle class itself in this country (as his contemporary partner in crime, Thatcher was for the UK).

    It was an absolute tragedy. If Trump wasn’t coming back in, Reagan would still hold the top rank in amount of devastation caused, but I’m pretty sure Trump will manage to surpass him on that front in his second term.

  • circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org
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    3 months ago

    The continued idolization of Reaganomics is a huge reason why the US continues to enshittify.

    Maybe there shouldn’t be such a focus on cults of personality and electing celebrities. Imagine qualified people being in office.