Current Republicans idolize Reagan. This is revisionist crap. He was awful. The first thread does a great job of reminding us about what he did.
Republicans have built a fictional halo around Ronald Reagan. But the fact is, Reagan was bad for this country. This thread offers 8 key reasons why, from AIDS to deficit spending to “welfare queens” to Iran-Contra. pic.twitter.com/Q15g67f1FH
— Mark Jacob (@MarkJacob16) February 6, 2023
.@KevinMKruse: Reagan delivered his damage with a smile, while Trump did it with a scowl. But the outcome was still the same. https://t.co/wupdREHWaN
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) March 10, 2022
One of the hardest Wikipedia thumbnail texts ever pic.twitter.com/AOKH6NN2ZG
— V (@Vint13) February 9, 2022
This is exactly right. John Roberts got the victory today over the meaning of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act that he was deprived of back in 1982 when he was Ronald Reagan's point person to try to water down protection for minority voters. https://t.co/ldHFTWAdSn
— Rick Hasen (@rickhasen) July 1, 2021
On the first day of White History Months, we honor Ronald Reagan, the racist, xenophobic, “welfare queen” spewing, “ghetto”-targeting addled-brained president who your favorite member of the Lincoln Project still hails as the Republican Messiah.#WhiteHistoryMonths337 pic.twitter.com/0HouHwlbGm
— Michael Harriot (@michaelharriot) March 1, 2021
The GOP spent most of 2020 rejecting science in the face of a deadly pandemic; now it's rejecting democracy in the face of a clear election loss. How did we get to this point? One step at a time, of course. But I'd argue that the wrong turn began under Reagan 1/
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) December 11, 2020
"In reckoning with Trump, we need to reckon with Reagan’s legacy. And that began with his appeal to white voters in Southern California."
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) July 21, 2020
(via @latimesopinion) https://t.co/mtY0Zsu2Se
In so many ways, this president* is simply a louder and more profane Ronald Reagan. https://t.co/XwkpmqzZps
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) April 20, 2020
Someday it will be crystal clear to all just what a terrible president Ronald Reagan was–he stuck the knife in the heart of the American dream, launched us toward our polarized society, was racist, corrupt, fiscally irresponsible, bad at the job. https://t.co/ZZDQpl9Kcn
— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) December 17, 2019
Imagine a racist governor w/ a disdain for a proposed Black Studies course or department. Calling it frivolous. Attacking it to possibly further presidential ambitions. Could just as easily be discussing CA Gov Ronald Reagan in the 60s as FL Gov Ronald DeSantis today. A thread 1/ pic.twitter.com/EGldmqVZuQ
— Ibram X. Kendi (@DrIbram) February 6, 2023
Our national debt was $908 billion (32% of GDP) in 1980.
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) February 6, 2023
After 8 Reagan budgets, it had tripled to $2.8 trillion in 1989 (50% of GDP).
Just a reminder that Republican Presidents have no history of taking deficits and debt seriously. It’s all talk. https://t.co/BDPY6Ck9YB
Sad! 