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Re:Mikhail Gorbachev has died by hotpotamus on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @06:43PM (#32656103)
> “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.'"

-Ronald Reagan

Perhaps you know that Reagan didn't really mean it, but it seems like many people believed him anyway.

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Re:Mikhail Gorbachev has died by MichaelCollins on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @06:45PM (#32656130)
> Perhaps you know that Reagan didn't really mean it

I think you surely know it too, Reagan was all too eager to use government power and his supporters were happy to see him do it.

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Re:Mikhail Gorbachev has died by hotpotamus on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @07:03PM (#32656306)
Reagan was sufficiently before my time that I have very limited opinions on what he actually wanted, though I would certainly tend to agree with that. I have no idea what modern Republicans actually want or believe. Obviously their elite class wants power above all, but the rank and file never seem to get much other than grievance.
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