Who could ever forget Ronald Reagan's irrational, "government is the problem"? (Reply #38)

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Fri Dec 11, 2020, 05:30 PM

dlk (10,505 posts)

38. Who could ever forget Ronald Reagan's irrational, "government is the problem"?

All the while Reagan and Republicans were spouting this nonsense, he was the leader of the government! This was the first step toward Republican rejection of objective reality and any other inconvenient facts. This was by design and has seriously damaged our country. I’m continually amazed at the mainstream media’s continued lionization of Reagan. He was despicable!

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53 replies	Author	Time	Post
Trump Just Broke Through the Last Level of Neo-Fascism [View all]	jalan48	Dec 2020	OP
What is the difference	Sucha NastyWoman	Dec 2020	#1
I found a number of definitions and discussions.	jalan48	Dec 2020	#4
Neo New	Arne	Dec 2020	#5
Certainly not Father Figure	True Blue American	Dec 2020	#13
Father figure	drmeow	Dec 2020	#28
I do not know why	True Blue American	Dec 2020	#30
Neo cleaned up and modernized after that unpleasant WWII business nt	localroger	Dec 2020	#12
neo equals second attempt at ruling the world ??	demigoddess	Dec 2020	#20
Actually pretty much nt0	localroger	Dec 2020	#45
they don't click their heels when the sig hiel and they don't finely taylored gray uniforms. nt	Javaman	Dec 2020	#16
And the propaganda is much more polished	Yeehah	Dec 2020	#19
No difference. Same fascism, different era. Using "neo" just obscures who they really are.	ancianita	Dec 2020	#21
Right. Same type of people, different era with different conditions	Hortensis	Dec 2020	#36
Amen.	ancianita	Dec 2020	#37
Seriously, they're all you say, but fascists, including religious fascists,	Hortensis	Dec 2020	#43
EVERYTHING you say, too!	ancianita	Dec 2020	#46
Agree. Your fifth column reminds me of Germany's wealthy who	Hortensis	Dec 2020	#48
All this while the new version of the world shrugs, moves on.	ancianita	Dec 2020	#49
:) What a mess. Seriously. Even while the planet is undergoing	Hortensis	Dec 2020	#50
...	ancianita	Dec 2020	#51
Anything that has the prefix neo before it means it a new resurgence.	lunatica	Dec 2020	#31
There is no "neo" to it. It's just facism. plain and simple.	overleft	Dec 2020	#2
You read my mind...quit doing that!!!	Karadeniz	Dec 2020	#17
Exactly. You are correct. Media who use "neo" are bullshitters.	ancianita	Dec 2020	#22
It just means the latest version of an old ideology.	lunatica	Dec 2020	#33
Technically. At issue for me is that it suits media to call it 'neo because it's now in their face.	ancianita	Dec 2020	#41
I agree	lunatica	Dec 2020	#44
...	ancianita	Dec 2020	#47
That would be the Coroner,	Mossfern	Dec 2020	#3
Thank you.	Orrex	Dec 2020	#42
If you can't get The Wizard of Oz right .....	Mossfern	Dec 2020	#52
It just so happens that I played the Munchkin Mayor senior year of high school	Orrex	Dec 2020	#53
Kick and Rec	Mike 03	Dec 2020	#6
Or, as we were taught, l'etat c'est moi. Guess that concept needs to be dusted off nowadays.	Karadeniz	Dec 2020	#18
Beware what is coming	andym	Dec 2020	#7
Exactly.	Mike 03	Dec 2020	#8
Agree	leighbythesea2	Dec 2020	#25
Let's put that in perspective from our side	Thekaspervote	Dec 2020	#11
I'm hoping that these folks have some consequences	leftieNanner	Dec 2020	#15
More perspective	ancianita	Dec 2020	#23
Another extremely important factor	lunatica	Dec 2020	#35
Regarding mocking and derision	concretebluetwo	Dec 2020	#9
You said it best!	OMGWTF	Dec 2020	#32
You said it best!	OMGWTF	Dec 2020	#34
Who could ever forget Ronald Reagan's irrational, "government is the problem"?	dlk	Dec 2020	#38
I think sometimes the Trump era is more like an old time "company town" that went national	bucolic_frolic	Dec 2020	#10
Forget 'Neo fascism', it's just good 'ol boy fascism,	My Pet Orangutan	Dec 2020	#14
The only fascism box he hasn't checked	bigtime	Dec 2020	#24
I'm sure he dreams about it though	lunatica	Dec 2020	#39
The GOP has no party platform of principles, policies, beliefs, values, ideology, morality, or goals	keithbvadu2	Dec 2020	#26
KnR	Hekate	Dec 2020	#27
Sounds right. Looks like fascism to me. Never thought I'd see it here. WWII vet dad would be livid.	Evolve Dammit	Dec 2020	#29
Good article.. I read it twice. Thanks for posting.	mountain grammy	Dec 2020	#40

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