6th June 2004, 2:23 PM
Whether or not you agree with his policies, they are not the real reason he'll be remembered.
He will be remembered for taking an America that was very down on itself from the Vietnam war and the mismanagement of the presidents of the 70s, and transforming it into a happy, wealthy, and stable powerhouse again. Reagan is the one most directly responsible for America enjoying a status other nations only wish they could have.
More importantly, though, is the Communist issue. For decades, our policy was 'containment', we were settling to coexist with a mortal enemy, and because of that, this enemy gradually began to outclass us. Reagan didn't want to contain communism, he wanted to defeat it. He defeated the Soviet Union singlehandedly. He castrated the greatest threat that ever faced America without ever firing a shot, and to me, that is one of the most magnificent achievements in human history.
He will be remembered for taking an America that was very down on itself from the Vietnam war and the mismanagement of the presidents of the 70s, and transforming it into a happy, wealthy, and stable powerhouse again. Reagan is the one most directly responsible for America enjoying a status other nations only wish they could have.
More importantly, though, is the Communist issue. For decades, our policy was 'containment', we were settling to coexist with a mortal enemy, and because of that, this enemy gradually began to outclass us. Reagan didn't want to contain communism, he wanted to defeat it. He defeated the Soviet Union singlehandedly. He castrated the greatest threat that ever faced America without ever firing a shot, and to me, that is one of the most magnificent achievements in human history.
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