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kpete

(71,997 posts) Mon Sep 7, 2015, 03:39 PM Sep 2015

St Ronnie falls short

http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2015/09/st-ronnie-falls-short.html

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St Ronnie falls short (Original Post) kpete Sep 2015 OP

I've always been so baffled by the St. Ronnie meme underthematrix Sep 2015 #1

I should think that would explain his appeal perfectly! The_Commonist Sep 2015 #2

You nailed it. Boomerproud Sep 2015 #3

underthematrix

(5,811 posts)

1. I've always been so baffled by the St. Ronnie meme

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Sep 7, 2015, 03:43 PM

Sep 2015

Because first off, he is described in the two books I read about him and the one book I read about his wife, delusional, as having poor grasps on reality, as confusing the real with fantasy. He often believed moves were real events, situation, etc. And he had Alzheimers' during both terms. This was openly described in American Experience - President Ronald Reagan.

The_Commonist

(2,518 posts)

2. I should think that would explain his appeal perfectly!

Reply to underthematrix (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 7, 2015, 03:51 PM

Sep 2015

He was exactly like his fans.
They can relate to him, because they are also delusional, have a poor grasp on reality and confuse the real with fantasy. Makes perfect sense to me.

Boomerproud

(7,955 posts)

3. You nailed it.

Reply to The_Commonist (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 7, 2015, 04:03 PM

Sep 2015

Reagan was the President of the United States of Disneyland. He ignored problems, thus, there WERE no problems. If there were national or international crisis, it was the fault of "the other guys"-never the white, patriotic, clean-living all-American. I was 24 when he was coroneted and I never bought his stupid act for a second.

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