• postmateDumbass@lemmy.world
    71·
    3 days ago

    He helped, but was hardly the principal person. Its a large movement fueled by hatred and bigotry, led by a small wealthy few.

    • danc4498@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      3 days ago

      So much happened under his watch though. And he gets so much credit from republicans for the economy doing well too.

      I think what makes me the most mad about him is he paved the way for the ultra rich that we have now. Massively cut taxes on the wealthy and cut regulations. The tech boom started under his watch, but was paid for by government sponsored research and colleges. They took ownership and now we’re all worse off for it.

    • [deleted]@piefed.worldEnglish
      2·
      3 days ago

      He was the face and completely on board with pushing the agenda of those wealthy few, just like Trump is now.

          • postmateDumbass@lemmy.world
            2·
            2 days ago

            When they find a play that works, they run it again.

            Because we let Iran/Contra blow over with Ronnie’s “i meamt well, and what i said was true, but the facts say different”, Oliver North taking the 5th, and everyone else singing in the “I cannot recall, Senator” choir - government has ZERO accountability.

            In the 80s the allegience with the Moral Majority somewhat tempered the corruption and abuse of the poor/disenfranchised.