The real Ronald Reagan was a right-wing reactionary most of his life and was one of the most anti-Communist, pro-imperialist presidents in US History.

Reactionary? You don’t know the meaning of the term. There were fewer presidents more forward thinking and willing to try new ideas. The fact that they were conservative ideas only brands you as an ignoramus.

He started his career as a conservative by informing on his fellow Hollywood actors during the McCarthy witch-hunts.

Reagan did not name names to any committee of Congress or to the FBI. He cooperated with the FBI to root out communists in the craft unions.

After he became governor of California, he ordered his state police to carry out the most violent attacks against the Civil Rights and Student Free Speech movements.

Ah yes! Those peaceloving people who would never hurt a flea. And saying that he “ordered” the state police to “carry out violent attacks” is a lie.

He fired Angela Davis from her teaching position at UCLA for her political views: because she was a member of the Communist Party USA. He carried out a bloody suppression against the Black Panther Party, which was born in his state.

Angela Davis was not teaching. She was preaching. If she is going to draw a salary from the state for teaching, then she should probably put for the effort to teach instead of missing classes to attend coordinating meetings and such. As for the Black Panthers - a street gang that extorted money, committed murder for hire, and other crimes - yes, Reagan did “suppress” them. They were criminals.

He was a master demagogue who knew how to present extremist right-wing policies in a simple and common sense way. He fooled a lot of voters. He also promoted a lot of cynicism among democratic-minded voters many of whom stopped voting. He won the presidency always with a minority of the electorate.

Ah yes! Here we get to the nub of the matters. “He fooled a lot of voters.” BUT NOT ME! ONLY I AND A PRECIOUS FEW BRILLIANT PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO SEE THROUGH REAGAN AND RESIST HIS CHARM. You are an arrogant fool.

He was one of the most anti-labor US presidents in history. He started his first term by destroying the air controller union (PATCO) and was out to crush the entire labor movement.

“…and was out to crush the entire labor movement.” BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Yeah right. The labor movement was doing just fine in destroying itself without Reagan’s help.

He was one of the most active presidents against racial equality in modern history. He was elected using the fictitious welfare queen to convince millions of white voters that Black women on welfare were the reason for high taxes. He consciously and maliciously used racism to promote division and animosity. To send a message, he started his reelection campaign in Philadelphia, Mississippi, the place where three civil rights workers were killed by the KKK in 1964. Under his watch the Republicans developed their southern alliance, which was an alliance with Dixiecrat racist, including the KKK. Throughout his two terms in office he staunchly supported the South African racist regime and opposed any effort to boycott them. He consistently opposed affirmative action and all attempts to seriously enforce civil rights laws. He was elected on racism, and he ruled with racism.

It really is a pity how shallow and ignorant you are. You just regurgitated all the recent talking points of Krugman and other lefties who have been trying to besmirch Reagan’s name of late. It’s quite funny, really. Don’t you have anything original to say? Or are you so stupid that you can only parrot what some other inane lefty comes up with.

What a joke you are. A sad joke.

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I do remember having the impression that during the last years of his administration, he was probably senile.

Correct. But it will help him get some Democrat votes.
Reagan Democrats.
Add that to an already resurgent main-line Democratic party and you are starting to look at something big.

> He sounds confident to me.

yup. He’s positioning himself for the general election. This guy is a smart pol. Gonna be tougher to beat than everybody thought a few months ago.