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malaise

(268,656 posts) Sun Sep 26, 2021, 06:49 PM Sep 2021

The Reagan/Thatcher madness is coming to an end

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The Reagan/Thatcher madness is coming to an end (Original Post) malaise Sep 2021 OP

From the vantage point & perspective of what we've gone through, it is hard for me to put Merkel hlthe2b Sep 2021 #1

Absolutely true but she was not a Social Democrat malaise Sep 2021 #3

Reagan thatcher Duncanpup Sep 2021 #2

Not in the UK, sadly. DavidDvorkin Sep 2021 #4

hlthe2b

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1. From the vantage point & perspective of what we've gone through, it is hard for me to put Merkel

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sun Sep 26, 2021, 06:59 PM

Sep 2021

in the same "league" as a Reagan or Thatcher. Of course, we've lived with total insanity and I'd have traded almost anything to have someone as seemingly competent as Merkel in charge in the US.

So, are those who view Merkel with admiration off base?