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The romanticizing of these particular men by many on the left is shocking to me.
Eisenhower was a religious nut that put god in every single classroom and on our money.
Goldwater was an anti-union, anti-civil rights and supported McCarthy (who was responsible for both the red and lavender scares)
Reagan was a psychopath. He created a secret deal for Iran to hold our hostages until after Carter lost the election and it literally got worse from there...Iran-Contra Scandal, AIDS epidemic, attacks on Black folk, poor people, "war on drugs"
Truly some of the most awful people to ever hold office that caused such systemic damage to democracy I honestly believe the situation we are in is, at least in part, the fault of these three men.