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In reply to the discussion: The Stupidity of Ronald Reagan [View all]RainDog
(28,784 posts)He was a Pulitzer-nominated reporter who helped to break the story on Reagan's Iran-Contra b.s, he helped to publicize the way that Gary Webb was hounded from mainstream newspapers for reporting on the drug importation by the CIA, wrote about Reagan courting fascists in Central American nations that engaged in some of the most horrific human rights abuse possible...
all while Reagan was comparing the Taliban to "freedom fighters" like America's founders.
Reagan's administration took propaganda in the U.S. to new heights and we've never recovered from it. We really need a truth commission like those nations in South America who have dealt with the aftermath of people like Pinochet. Of course, you have to stop electing the right wing assholes to get to the point at which you can talk about the truth and we're not there yet.