Ronald Reagan's Birthday and the Myth of Reagan

[CrusaderFrank]

Reagan forced the Soviets to commit too many resources to their military and nukes which was what bankrupted them and caused the internal transformation.

That had happened long before Reagan took office


Might as well thank Ike

Of course, collapse doesn't happen in only 8 years, but the critical part is at the end.

Which was well after St Reagan was out of office.

Less than 2 years.

Collapse of the Soviet Union - 1989-1991

The USSR officially ceased to exist on 31 December 1991.

So...let's be clear here...our actions to end the Soviet Union started well before Reagan and ended AFTER Reagan...but it's all Reagan's doing?

What started well before Reagan? What "Actions" did we take and remember grabbing our ankles did not frighten the old USSR

 

[CrusaderFrank]

I've never heard anything but good things about Ronald Reagan, except for some bitter liberals.

^ Gdansk

^ Budapest

^ Warsaw

^ Tbilis

^ Berlin

 

[SAYIT]

It's easy to understand why Republicans need the MYTH of Ronald Reagan...

Dayam ... 30years later and the guy is still stuck in your craw. Now that's staying power! If all he accomplished was the release of the Iran hostages and the fall of the Soviet Union (and they weren't all) his presidency was a smashing success.

 

[BULLDOG]

I've never heard anything but good things about Ronald Reagan, except for some bitter liberals.

American Liberals have a bigger vested interest in the old USSR than even members of the Politburo. While normal kids have pictures of rockstars and athletes in their rooms, "American" Progressives have Che, Gorby and Smiling Uncle Joe Stalin staring down at them. I say "American" Progressives because only their body is here, their heart lies elsewhere.

Again you demonstrate that right wingers have an imaginary bad guy that rush told them to call Democrat, and they have no idea what Democrats really are.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

I've never heard anything but good things about Ronald Reagan, except for some bitter liberals.

American Liberals have a bigger vested interest in the old USSR than even members of the Politburo. While normal kids have pictures of rockstars and athletes in their rooms, "American" Progressives have Che, Gorby and Smiling Uncle Joe Stalin staring down at them. I say "American" Progressives because only their body is here, their heart lies elsewhere.

Again you demonstrate that right wingers have an imaginary bad guy that rush told them to call Democrat, and they have no idea what Democrats really are.

Knee Grow Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

I know you fuckers. I hear you pining openly for the old glory that was the USSR.

Why do you think you hate Reagan so?

 

[ChrisL]

I've never heard anything but good things about Ronald Reagan, except for some bitter liberals.

American Liberals have a bigger vested interest in the old USSR than even members of the Politburo. While normal kids have pictures of rockstars and athletes in their rooms, "American" Progressives have Che, Gorby and Smiling Uncle Joe Stalin staring down at them. I say "American" Progressives because only their body is here, their heart lies elsewhere.

Again you demonstrate that right wingers have an imaginary bad guy that rush told them to call Democrat, and they have no idea what Democrats really are.

No, he's right. I've met a lot of young people who consider themselves "socialists" and such. They do look up to those guys as idols too.

 

[BULLDOG]

I've never heard anything but good things about Ronald Reagan, except for some bitter liberals.

American Liberals have a bigger vested interest in the old USSR than even members of the Politburo. While normal kids have pictures of rockstars and athletes in their rooms, "American" Progressives have Che, Gorby and Smiling Uncle Joe Stalin staring down at them. I say "American" Progressives because only their body is here, their heart lies elsewhere.

Again you demonstrate that right wingers have an imaginary bad guy that rush told them to call Democrat, and they have no idea what Democrats really are.

Knee Grow Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

I know you fuckers. I hear you pining openly for the old glory that was the USSR.

Why do you think you hate Reagan so?

The voices you hear are only inside your head. I hate Reagan because I lost everything I had shortly after he went into office, and didn't regain it until after he was finally gone. Yes, it was a direct result of his policies.

 

[ChrisL]

It's easy to understand why Republicans need the MYTH of Ronald Reagan...

Dayam ... 30years later and the guy is still stuck in your craw. Now that's staying power! If all he accomplished was the release of the Iran hostages and the fall of the Soviet Union (and they weren't all) his presidency was a smashing success.

I wish I was more familiar with his presidency, but I was very young when he was the president, like a baby/toddler. Lol. But I've heard of all of his accomplishments as president, and I think he seems like a stand-up guy.

 

[ChrisL]

I've never heard anything but good things about Ronald Reagan, except for some bitter liberals.

American Liberals have a bigger vested interest in the old USSR than even members of the Politburo. While normal kids have pictures of rockstars and athletes in their rooms, "American" Progressives have Che, Gorby and Smiling Uncle Joe Stalin staring down at them. I say "American" Progressives because only their body is here, their heart lies elsewhere.

Again you demonstrate that right wingers have an imaginary bad guy that rush told them to call Democrat, and they have no idea what Democrats really are.

Knee Grow Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

I know you fuckers. I hear you pining openly for the old glory that was the USSR.

Why do you think you hate Reagan so?

The voices you hear are only inside your head. I hate Reagan because I lost everything I had shortly after he went into office, and didn't regain it until after he was finally gone. Yes, it was a direct result of his policies.

Oh? How so? Perhaps you could explain that statement a little better. Which policies of his led to your failures?

 

[CrusaderFrank]

I've never heard anything but good things about Ronald Reagan, except for some bitter liberals.

American Liberals have a bigger vested interest in the old USSR than even members of the Politburo. While normal kids have pictures of rockstars and athletes in their rooms, "American" Progressives have Che, Gorby and Smiling Uncle Joe Stalin staring down at them. I say "American" Progressives because only their body is here, their heart lies elsewhere.

Again you demonstrate that right wingers have an imaginary bad guy that rush told them to call Democrat, and they have no idea what Democrats really are.

Knee Grow Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

I know you fuckers. I hear you pining openly for the old glory that was the USSR.

Why do you think you hate Reagan so?

The voices you hear are only inside your head. I hate Reagan because I lost everything I had shortly after he went into office, and didn't regain it until after he was finally gone. Yes, it was a direct result of his policies.

So it's all about you and your own little world.

What about the hundreds of millions Reagan liberated from Soviet Communism?

 

[SAYIT]

No, he's right. I've met a lot of young people who consider themselves "socialists" and such. They do look up to those guys as idols too.

An old yet useful idiom:
"If you are not a liberal at twenty, you have no heart and if you are not conservative by thirty, you have no brain."

 

[ChrisL]

I've never heard anything but good things about Ronald Reagan, except for some bitter liberals.

American Liberals have a bigger vested interest in the old USSR than even members of the Politburo. While normal kids have pictures of rockstars and athletes in their rooms, "American" Progressives have Che, Gorby and Smiling Uncle Joe Stalin staring down at them. I say "American" Progressives because only their body is here, their heart lies elsewhere.

Again you demonstrate that right wingers have an imaginary bad guy that rush told them to call Democrat, and they have no idea what Democrats really are.

Knee Grow Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

I know you fuckers. I hear you pining openly for the old glory that was the USSR.

Why do you think you hate Reagan so?

The voices you hear are only inside your head. I hate Reagan because I lost everything I had shortly after he went into office, and didn't regain it until after he was finally gone. Yes, it was a direct result of his policies.

So it's all about you and your own little world.

What about the hundreds of millions Reagan liberated from Soviet Communism?

He's probably full of poop anyways.

 

[ChrisL]

No, he's right. I've met a lot of young people who consider themselves "socialists" and such. They do look up to those guys as idols too.

An old yet useful idiom:
"If you are not a liberal at twenty, you have no heart and if you are not conservative by thirty, you have no brain."

I like to consider myself really neither. There is just no way I could agree with all the platforms of either party.

 

[BULLDOG]

I've never heard anything but good things about Ronald Reagan, except for some bitter liberals.

American Liberals have a bigger vested interest in the old USSR than even members of the Politburo. While normal kids have pictures of rockstars and athletes in their rooms, "American" Progressives have Che, Gorby and Smiling Uncle Joe Stalin staring down at them. I say "American" Progressives because only their body is here, their heart lies elsewhere.

Again you demonstrate that right wingers have an imaginary bad guy that rush told them to call Democrat, and they have no idea what Democrats really are.

Knee Grow Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

I know you fuckers. I hear you pining openly for the old glory that was the USSR.

Why do you think you hate Reagan so?

The voices you hear are only inside your head. I hate Reagan because I lost everything I had shortly after he went into office, and didn't regain it until after he was finally gone. Yes, it was a direct result of his policies.

So it's all about you and your own little world.

What about the hundreds of millions Reagan liberated from Soviet Communism?

Reagan didn't liberate anybody. The Soviet Union collapsed.

 

[Meathead]

The voices you hear are only inside your head. I hate Reagan because I lost everything I had shortly after he went into office, and didn't regain it until after he was finally gone. Yes, it was a direct result of his policies.

It was Clinton who signed off on welfare reform.

 

[ChrisL]

American Liberals have a bigger vested interest in the old USSR than even members of the Politburo. While normal kids have pictures of rockstars and athletes in their rooms, "American" Progressives have Che, Gorby and Smiling Uncle Joe Stalin staring down at them. I say "American" Progressives because only their body is here, their heart lies elsewhere.

Again you demonstrate that right wingers have an imaginary bad guy that rush told them to call Democrat, and they have no idea what Democrats really are.

Knee Grow Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

I know you fuckers. I hear you pining openly for the old glory that was the USSR.

Why do you think you hate Reagan so?

The voices you hear are only inside your head. I hate Reagan because I lost everything I had shortly after he went into office, and didn't regain it until after he was finally gone. Yes, it was a direct result of his policies.

So it's all about you and your own little world.

What about the hundreds of millions Reagan liberated from Soviet Communism?

Reagan didn't liberate anybody. The Soviet Union collapsed.

So, do you think Obama is a good president?

 

[Lonestar_logic]

No, he's right. I've met a lot of young people who consider themselves "socialists" and such. They do look up to those guys as idols too.

An old yet useful idiom:
"If you are not a liberal at twenty, you have no heart and if you are not conservative by thirty, you have no brain."

I like to consider myself really neither. There is just no way I could agree with all the platforms of either party.

So limited government, personal responsibility, strong national defense.......doesn't appeal to you?

 

[ChrisL]

No, he's right. I've met a lot of young people who consider themselves "socialists" and such. They do look up to those guys as idols too.

An old yet useful idiom:
"If you are not a liberal at twenty, you have no heart and if you are not conservative by thirty, you have no brain."

I like to consider myself really neither. There is just no way I could agree with all the platforms of either party.

So limited government, personal responsibility, strong national defense.......doesn't appeal to you?

Please, those are not the only platforms of the republican party, and you know it. What I object to most is their stance on social matters anyhow.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

American Liberals have a bigger vested interest in the old USSR than even members of the Politburo. While normal kids have pictures of rockstars and athletes in their rooms, "American" Progressives have Che, Gorby and Smiling Uncle Joe Stalin staring down at them. I say "American" Progressives because only their body is here, their heart lies elsewhere.

Again you demonstrate that right wingers have an imaginary bad guy that rush told them to call Democrat, and they have no idea what Democrats really are.

Knee Grow Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

I know you fuckers. I hear you pining openly for the old glory that was the USSR.

Why do you think you hate Reagan so?

The voices you hear are only inside your head. I hate Reagan because I lost everything I had shortly after he went into office, and didn't regain it until after he was finally gone. Yes, it was a direct result of his policies.

So it's all about you and your own little world.

What about the hundreds of millions Reagan liberated from Soviet Communism?

Reagan didn't liberate anybody. The Soviet Union collapsed.

Oh, you poor Dear!

Ronny beat your home team. How can you ever forgive him???

 

[SAYIT]

The voices you hear are only inside your head. I hate Reagan because I lost everything I had shortly after he went into office, and didn't regain it until after he was finally gone. Yes, it was a direct result of his policies.

Yanno, many presidents have promised (and delivered) policies which were bad for me and I voted for them anyway because I thought they were best for my country and I certainly don't hate any of them. I guess that must be a narcissistic lefty thing.