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    11 days ago

    I hate that Reagan is supposed to be the benchmark here. That motherfucker set us on this path all those years ago by abandoning the great society view; there’s so much that’s fucked in the US today that can be traced back to him. The only thing I’ll ever give him good credit for is his opposition to nuclear weapons.

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          They are implying a collection of various items, memes or otherwise, that contain facts, comparisons, or perhaps even philosophical quandaries that may stump, refute, or put into question their father’s staunch right wing stance

          Or they’re looking to prove their dad right that they collect good memes, 50/50 chance

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    I would rather not try to rehabilitate the image of Ronald Reagan. Even if he seems better comparatively he was a rotten piece of shit

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      I would go as far as saying that we should group these two together in the “bad person” part of any meme

      Reagan might be the root cause for most if not all of the woes of the American political landscape. What I wouldn’t do to be able to deface his grave

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      He wasn’t even better comparatively if you assume Trump is only possible because of Reagan.

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      Turns out it took someone becoming Hitler for someone to be worse.

      And eouldn’t you know it, the Heritage Foundation played a big part in both of them coming to power.

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      Trump is a symptom of the Reagan Revolution. A vulture come to feast on the carcass.

      The compete societal capitulation to the whims of capitalism that was the Reagan/Welch revolution destroyed this nation, don’t give Trump that much credit.

      It just took the body awhile to hit the floor. I’d argue that was Citizens United.

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      I’m beginning to think we give him too much credit for being smart. He’s actually pretty fucking dumb.

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        For some things maybe, but with his level of arrogance and self-centeredness, I would refuse to give him any “out” by claiming ignorance.

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      At this point he has pushed so hard and destroyed so much that I doubt he knows the amount of damage he’s done, or if there will be a price to pay.

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    10 days ago

    Apart from everything else, those three words alone should put him out of a job, but y’all are to fucking weak.