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[–] 35 points 10 months ago (5 children)

I have seen this sentiment echoed here many times before, and every time the claimant manages to spell Richard Nixon wrong.

Almost every misstep and national ill you can pin on the Republicans that Reagan popularized, Nixon actually started. He was the original ratfucker. In fact, it was his people who coined the term.

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  • [–] 20 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

    It's kind of that Nixon walked so that Reagan could run. The southern strategy put the Republican party on the path to eliminating all traces of being the party of Lincoln, but he also did some good things like creating the EPA. Reagan's tenure pretty much had no redeeming qualities. Except, I guess, the vibes were pretty good, from what I hear.

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