Reply #87: If you can not see the difference between slamming a policy

[Bluenorthwest]

and 'beating up on' a person, you are lost to simplistic mindsets. Reagan was the arch enemy of the GLBT community, by the way. He was detested. Also detested, the 'moderate centrist Democrats' who declared themselves to be 'Reagan Democrats' and voted for that sick old bigot. To imply that the GLBT community did not exert huge efforts against Reagan, and his policies, not just near elections, but constantly throughout his administration, just makes a display of your own lack of historical knowledge. Most members of the straight community were uncaring and also unaware of the growing movements around them, including the push for health care reform. We were there, the straight community elected Reagan in spite of all of our efforts. Not sure why they were so foolish, those moderate centrists. But they were. Reagan Democrats. We called them Republicans.