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kreskin@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoReagan was a commie scare guy who blacklisted his enemies in the screenactors guild if they didnt share his conservative viewpoint.
Reaganomics was flatly stupid or a con artist, take your pick-- just tax cuts for the rich that were supposed to trickle down and never did.
Iran Contra happened on his watch (although he claims he knew nothing about it). The CIA were literally flying pallets of cocaine into florida air force bases on private cargo planes and selling them on our streets to make money. I find it hard to beleive that a single lowly colonel could have run all of it, using the presidents CIA.
He was a bad B-list actor. His movies sucked really bad, even back then.
He was reportedly a closetted bisexual (with Howard cook before he was married) whose shame steered him to slow walk AIDs treatments for 6 years while his surgeon general screamed for him to allow it, resulting in the deaths of tens of thousands who needed treatment during an explosion of AIDS.
The only good thing about him was that he wasnt under AIPAC’s thumb. But he still gets an F on policy, although republicans and dems both adored his grandfather-leader BS act.
DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
https://youtu.be/lFV1uT-ihDo
Oliver North ‘American Dad”
kreskin@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
never seen that one, pretty good!
DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
I’s like to think that any kid growing up today will see this when they learn about the Reagan years.