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[–] danc4498 9 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I definitely thought things were fucked when I was in my 20s (Bush 2.0 era). Today I blame Reagan, though.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

And every day, I wonder how the timeline looks if John Hinckley Jr. was a better shooter.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Pretty much the same.

Hinkley kills Reagan and Bush Sr. wins his election big the same way LBJ was pushed in by the post-Kennedy wave.

Hell, Bush would have given Nancy a Cabinet post

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

When Reagan came in , 'middle class' was still one job supporting a family of four. In those days, $1 million was a vast personal fortune.

By the time Bush Sr. was out, middle class was two incomes to run the family, and $1 million was what a rich guy paid for a party.