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re: Did the Dems love Russia and hate Reagan during his presidency?
Posted on 4/24/24 at 10:50 am to loogaroo
Posted on 4/24/24 at 10:50 am to loogaroo
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Did the Dems love Russia and hate Reagan during his presidency?
No and yes. Democrats did not love Russia but definitely hated Reagan.
Russia (the USSR) was an authoritarian mess. Democrats were all in on Radio Free Europe and anything else that undermined the Soviet state. What they didn't agree with openly was Reagan's very aggressive policies toward Russia. The Democrats considered Reagan to be reckless, increasing the possibility of nuclear war.
Now we know that Reagan's aggressive approach to the USSR was the correct approach. The USSR spent so much on its own defense that its infrastructure crumbled, and the leadership could no longer sustain the empire.
But to your point, no, no one except the usual loonies on the fringe loved Russia.
This post was edited on 4/24/24 at 10:52 am
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Posted on 4/24/24 at 11:42 am to TBoy
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No and yes. Democrats did not love Russia but definitely hated Reagan.
Wrong!
Democrats supported anything that Reagan opposed, and opposed anything Reagan supported.
I never will forget the devastated look on Jimmy Carter’s face when the communist Sandinistas lost a fair election in Nicaragua!
The DNC/MSM Political Complex absolutely drooled over Gorbachev and the Politburo as rational men of peace opposing the crazy mad Reagan!
Posted on 4/24/24 at 12:55 pm to TBoy
quote:Crazy how tables have turned isn’t it? Now have the authoritarian mess, and are spending ourselves into collapse.
Russia (the USSR) was an authoritarian mess. Democrats were all in on Radio Free Europe and anything else that undermined the Soviet state. What they didn't agree with openly was Reagan's very aggressive policies toward Russia. The Democrats considered Reagan to be reckless, increasing the possibility of nuclear war.
Now we know that Reagan's aggressive approach to the USSR was the correct approach. The USSR spent so much on its own defense that its infrastructure crumbled, and the leadership could no longer sustain the empire.
This post was edited on 4/24/24 at 12:57 pm
Posted on 4/24/24 at 4:16 pm to TBoy
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But to your point, no, no one except the usual loonies on the fringe loved Russia.
There's always been Marjorie Taylor Greens around
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