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In reply to the discussion: Lies about Ronald Reagan [View all]YoungDemCA
(5,714 posts)The truth is, many of the people who voted for him did so for superficial reasons ("Oh he was so charismatic and had a sunny disposition!" , yet many of those same people were hurt by his administration's horrific economic and social policies. His policies were never very popular, and the man himself came close to being impeached because of the Iran-Contra war crimes and lies surrounding that.
And what's often left out of the historical narrative is that many of the people who voted against him were members of minority groups-black Americans, Latinos, the LGBT community, the very poor-all of whom were (often deliberately) targeted by the Reaganites for economic and social disenfranchisement and oppression-by-policy.
Reagan's policies really only benefited the rich, of course, so it makes "sense" that many of the most selfish and narcissistic people in this country like him so much.