Dr. D. Elisabeth GlasscoJul 8, 2023

By today’s Trumpian standards he seems mild. Even Obama praised him. Along with Lincoln, Republicans trot Ronald Reagan out every time Democrats praise their greats: Obama, LBJ, Kennedy, FDR or Truman.

Republicans regularly rate him their greatest after Lincoln.

In reality, the “great communicator,“ as he was called, was an impenetrable facade of congeniality who was hostile to civil rights.

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Show threadokanogen VerminEnemyFromWithinJul 8, 2023
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Regarding Obama's praise of Reagan: that was unforgivable pandering. Obama is my age, he knew exactly how evil Reagan was at the time. Giving Reagan anything but contempt is grotesque.
Show threadTotal ToddJul 9, 2023
@Okanogen @Deglassco @[email protected] @BlackMastodon we need to think about the Balck people whose lives Obama improved. None outside his family. But still…
Show threadDr. D. Elisabeth Glassco
@TotalTodd just like all the rest, he changed in the 60s when the Democrats started to embrace civil rights and the Republicans went the other way.
Jul 10, 2023 at 5:01amWeb