He’s also directly responsible (along with Thatcher) for the neoliberal economic order which dominates the globe today, favoring the wealthy while offering nothing but austerity to the poor.
Before him, we had the remnants of the New Deal economic order, which wasn’t perfect but relative to today’s standards it was basically social democracy. Of course, Nixon took a chunk out of that progress, but it wasn’t truly dead until Reagan.
If you can’t see the inherent connection between Reagan-era economic policies and “rich white people” becoming the monstrosity that it is today, then I think this conversation is above your level.
He’s also directly responsible (along with Thatcher) for the neoliberal economic order which dominates the globe today, favoring the wealthy while offering nothing but austerity to the poor.
Before him, we had the remnants of the New Deal economic order, which wasn’t perfect but relative to today’s standards it was basically social democracy. Of course, Nixon took a chunk out of that progress, but it wasn’t truly dead until Reagan.
In the USA it’s either racism or Reagan that’s the cause of some of the most fucked up stuff.
You forgot one, “Rich white people.” while typically they are associated with the first two, there are distinct evils that happen as well.
If you can’t see the inherent connection between Reagan-era economic policies and “rich white people” becoming the monstrosity that it is today, then I think this conversation is above your level.
You’re not wrong, Walter…