Has democracy ended in the U.S.?

[Bengalzona]

(07-03-2018, 01:47 PM)Wyche Wrote: Yeah.....my wording wasn't the best on that.....but you get the gist.  I agree about Jimmy, that Merrill Lynch puppet after him, not so much.

Reagan had some issues, to be sure (Iran-Contra, trickle-down, changing FCC rules, etc.). But he also had some good points. He was enormously inspirational for a lot of people at certain times ("surly bonds" speech, "tear down this wall" speech, etc.). He was what he was: a good actor and, thereby, a good motivator.

Arming the Afghan rebels was the right decisions at that time and combined with increased military posturing on our part (stealth tech, the successful "Star Wars" hoax, etc.), helped hasten the breakup of the Soviet Union. Unfortunately, the following admins didn't follow-up with Afghanistan afterwards.