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13. In 1981 my college roommate pretty much predicted this

Fri Dec 16, 2022, 10:56 PM

Dec 2022

Thom is a national treasure and his take on Reaganism is illustrious of how the monied/powerful fed us avuncular iconography of Ronnie while dismantling us. But, an elder lady having mentored my roomie predicted Reagan would in 20 years (from 1981), long before Hartmann's piece here, do spot on what we are seeing. Scary to a T...Admittedly my roomie warned me but I voted for Ronnie then Bush and came to DU a decade later regretting it and seeking redemption.

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What the Final Stage of Reaganism Looks Like, Thom Hartmann [View all] applegrove Dec 2022 OP

I get his newsletter in my email. He is on top of issues and has the best discussions. Deuxcents Dec 2022 #1

You can get the Sirius app if you have an account and hear him on your smart phone or tablet also kimbutgar Dec 2022 #29

Thanks..now that's a plan 🙏 Deuxcents Dec 2022 #31

Yet it was the middle class "Reagan Democrats" who loved him and elected him. halfulglas Dec 2022 #2

Bingo! BaronChocula Dec 2022 #6

Yep. And he said like the actor he was sounding so sincere and sounding reasonable. halfulglas Dec 2022 #24

"healthy buck waiting in line to pay for a T-bone with food stamps" heckles65 Dec 2022 #47

Albanian Leks BaronChocula Dec 2022 #65

PATCO was pro-Reagan. Gore1FL Dec 2022 #12

AND DENVERPOPS Dec 2022 #18

I've heard this before uponit7771 Dec 2022 #21

Holy crap. I remember my parents telling us kids that exact line! Beartracks Dec 2022 #42

Nailed it republianmushroom Dec 2022 #3

He is right hydrolastic Dec 2022 #4

yeah but he was "folksie" Takket Dec 2022 #5

Leaps in technology accelerated the process ... Auggie Dec 2022 #7

And the rise in machine-learning (expert systems, AI) to remove need for human workers. erronis Dec 2022 #27

Or as Charles Pierce calls it, "prion disease from eating the monkey brains" during Reagan's admin Hekate Dec 2022 #8

I couldn't agree more. Reagan the black hearted. Joinfortmill Dec 2022 #9

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Dec 2022 #10

De rien Oncle Joe. applegrove Dec 2022 #16

it absolutely disgusted me how many Americans fell for Reagan's con Skittles Dec 2022 #11

MAN-oh-MAN, what you said, Skittles! calimary Dec 2022 #52

I was very young Skittles Dec 2022 #53

In 1981 my college roommate pretty much predicted this StClone Dec 2022 #13

Wingnuts idolize Reagan and keep trying to "polish the turd"/ Snarkoleptic Dec 2022 #14

Wow. That is quite something. applegrove Dec 2022 #17

OUCH!! halfulglas Dec 2022 #25

crapitalism + the rise of the .01% ultra rich. pansypoo53219 Dec 2022 #15

Two pivotal moments that shaped our world today nightwing1240 Dec 2022 #19

K & R...nt Wounded Bear Dec 2022 #20

It always seemed irrational to me when Reagan would say government was the problem dlk Dec 2022 #22

Reagan did away with the Fairness Doctrine FakeNoose Dec 2022 #23

This 👆🏼 UpInArms Dec 2022 #33

Great post, applegrove. JudyM Dec 2022 #26

Reagan should be vilified, but too many historians still write positively of his presidency. Lonestarblue Dec 2022 #28

At the end of the day, he was fortunate enough to be on watch when the Soviet Union imploded GopherGal Dec 2022 #40

No, he gave a speech - CIA Pappy Bush was on watch during the demise of USSR Hestia Dec 2022 #43

If Hartmann is concerned that America (like Russia) is heading towards Just A Box Of Rain Dec 2022 #30

Could you elaborate on this?? packman Dec 2022 #32

From Wikipedia: Just A Box Of Rain Dec 2022 #34

I did read RT.com in the beginning and thought it provided some different viewpoints. erronis Dec 2022 #36

He was there for 7 years. No one was under any illusion about the purpose of RT Just A Box Of Rain Dec 2022 #38

Maybe you should read Thom's Wiki. SalviaBlue Dec 2022 #44

I don't slander him. Just A Box Of Rain Dec 2022 #45

Post removed Post removed Dec 2022 #54

Putin paid his salary. Just A Box Of Rain Dec 2022 #55

Thanks for this reminder to add Thom to my RSS feed reader. erronis Dec 2022 #35

Hartmann is spot-on. Kid Berwyn Dec 2022 #37

1980 was a bad year there's also Thatcher in the UK. JanMichael Dec 2022 #39

the year I turned 21 ShepKat Dec 2022 #41

Nobody at the time would listen to criticisms of Social Darwinism, Anarchy bucolic_frolic Dec 2022 #46

Reagan bought his election orthoclad Dec 2022 #48

It far precedes Reagan orthoclad Dec 2022 #49

Brilliant nt duhneece Dec 2022 #50

Reading this, I realized how much I've been missing Thom Hartmann. BobTheSubgenius Dec 2022 #51

KNR and bookmarking. niyad Dec 2022 #56

applegrove............. Upthevibe Dec 2022 #57

Thank Hartmann for putting it all sp perfectly together. applegrove Dec 2022 #58

KnR Hekate Dec 2022 #59

Reagan did it with a Democratic House for both of his terms. MichMan Dec 2022 #60

Reagan and Tip O'Neal Tickle Dec 2022 #62

+1 leftstreet Dec 2022 #64

Their seemed to be a lot of wealth Tickle Dec 2022 #61

When will it end? LeftInTX Dec 2022 #63