1-Nicaraguan contras. Reagan called them the "moral
equivalent of our founding fathers." U.S. created
**** army in Nicaragua murdered tens of thousands of
people and destroyed a social revolution; today
majority of Nicaraguans live in poverty in the 2nd
poorest country in the hemisphere after Haiti.
2-PATCO. 11,000 union air traffic controllers fired by
Reagan, opened and encouraged a new era of union
busting by employers and anti-union policies.
3-Reganomics, as Papa Bush called it "voodoo
economics," how to carry out the biggest tax cut for
the rich and biggest military buildup in decades while
maintaining a balanced budget. It didn't work.
4-Afghanistan. CIA created, trained, funded, and armed
"freedom fighters" in Afghanistan, including Osama bin
Laden, to fight the Soviets.
5-"Trees Cause Pollution". Said Reagan, removing
thousands of acres of public land to hand them over to
timber, **** and mining corporations.
6-Star Wars, MX "peacekeeper" ****, B-1 bomber. And
other destabilizing weapons systems intended to foster
a new arms race with the Soviets and create a new
U.S.-first strike capability.
7-Bitburg. Reagan's pays homage to ****'s most elite
military group while visiting an SS cemetery, calls
the SS victims of **** "just as surely as the
victims in the concentration camps."
8-Antonin Scalia. Appointed by Reagan to the Supreme
Court.
9-Angola. CIA funds and arms a **** guerilla army
that kills millions in a two-decade war, with an
ongoing legacy of the world's most land mines.
10- Civil Rights. Justice Department slashes funding
for civil rights enforcement.
11- "Aristocratic Movement". As one historian put it.
Ron and Nancy become patrons of aristocratic culture
in fashion, communications,etc. "Dynasty" and "Lives
of the Rich and Famous" become major TV shows.
12- Iran Contra Affair. Secret White House cabal sells
arms to Iran to fund contras, subverting the
Constitution and avoiding Congressional oversight.
13- Guatemala. Rightwing, evangelist dictatorship
funded and armed, with frequent massacres of the
indigenous population, and 1/8 of population
displaced. Dictator Rios Montt says on national TV he
had "declared a state of siege so we could ****
legally." Regan says Rios Montt had a "bum rap" on
human rights abuses.
14- "Ketchup is a vegetable." Dept. of Agriculture
says ketchup can be counted as a vegetable for
calculating nutritional value in school lunches to
facilitate major cuts in public school lunch funding.
15- William Rehnquist. Appointed Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court by Reagan.
16- Savings and Loan ****. Created by banking
industry deregulation,costs U.S. taxpayers billions to
bail out failed S&Ls.
17- Homelessness. Grows by the millions as
"Reaganville" homeless camps are created across U.S.
Regan says many are "homeless by choice."
18- Conspicuous consumption. "Yachting," "Gourmet,"
"Architectural Digest," and "Wine Spectator" are the
fastest growing U.S.magazines, with the aid of the
biggest tax cut for the rich in U.S.history.
19- Industrial wastelands. Mass shift of high-wage
industrial jobs overseas,creating ghost lands in the
industrial heartland.
20- South Africa. U.S. opposes divestiture and
continues to back white rule in Pretoria defying
growing worldwide anti-apartheid movement.
21- CIA drug running. CIA supports drug empires in
Latin America,including Manuel Noriega in Panama and
drug kingpins in Colombia to support U.S. policies in
region, fostering growth of crack and drug crisis in
U.S.
22- Ferdinand Marcos. VP George Bush salutes Marcos'
"commitment to democracy" as U.S. continues to prop up
his dictatorship in the Philippines.
23- James Watt, Earl Butz, Ed Meese. Reagan cabinet
members.
24- El Salvador. U.S. funded and trained death-squads
and their government sponsors **** tens of thousands
of Salvadorans, plus an archbishop and U.S.nuns.
25- Income gap. Richest 10% hold 73% of country's net
worth following the Reagan years. Ratio of executive
pay to factory worker pay goes from 42:1 in 1980 to
419:1.
Got this in an e-mail, wanted to share.
I totally agree. Reagan didn't do much for blacks. And i know it's already been argued that we don't need handouts, but the fact of the matter is...this is bigger than a welfare check and a pat on the back. I'm only 19, so i wasn't even born during Reagan's office, but for me to say that his decisions didn't affect me would be sheer stupidity. Anything that happens within history affects the present. That's like sayin "Forget slavery. That was in the past.". Slavery affected why we are where we are today, just like the decisions of any leader of this country. And i can rant and rave all day about what i do for MYSELF and how i don't need any help, but this isn't just about ME. Having true love for yourself also involves having love for your people and the state of your people as a WHOLE. And if we are paying the government hard earned tax dollars, the least they could do is provide programs that benefit us. That's not a hand out, that is compensation.
^^^ :lol: I know right! People were all shocked and upset that he died. It wasn't like they announced some little girl was found **** or something like that.......the man was old! He lived longer than a lot of other people will. The only reason I was shocked when I found out he died was because I didn't realize that he was still alive.
I will not mourn his death because he didn't do ish for our people (not that I would expect any wealthy white man to though :? ) and I didn't know him (so there's no need to concern myself with it).
Why I aint mourning Reagan....
:arrow: I failed the "Reaganomics" portion of Social Studies :x
:arrow: HE AINT PUT NO DAMN FOOD ON MY TABLE OR NO CLOTHES ON MY BACK...SHYYYT! :? :arrow:
SO I HAD NO SAY IN ANYTHING...
