USAONE@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agoHow did we get here? The dumbing of America, from Reagan to Trump and beyond Every Trump tantrum makes headlines, while the actual president's work is ignored. This is Reagan's legacywww.salon.comexternal-linkmessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1808arrow-down128
arrow-up1780arrow-down1external-linkHow did we get here? The dumbing of America, from Reagan to Trump and beyond Every Trump tantrum makes headlines, while the actual president's work is ignored. This is Reagan's legacywww.salon.comUSAONE@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square61fedilink
minus-squareinfyrin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoH.W Bush, W. Bush, Trump .etc are the symptoms of everything Reagan and maybe even further back to Nixon have established. Gone are the days where America had dignity when Roosevelt was president, John Kennedy was president and Bill Clinton (pre scandal) was president.
minus-squareHubertManne@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoYeah its crazy how far it goes back which does make me wonder as any further is hard to gage by anyone alive today. It has definately gotten worse though and reagan and trump have been big tipping points.
H.W Bush, W. Bush, Trump .etc are the symptoms of everything Reagan and maybe even further back to Nixon have established.
Gone are the days where America had dignity when Roosevelt was president, John Kennedy was president and Bill Clinton (pre scandal) was president.
Yeah its crazy how far it goes back which does make me wonder as any further is hard to gage by anyone alive today. It has definately gotten worse though and reagan and trump have been big tipping points.