By today’s standards he seems mild. Even Obama praised him. Along with Lincoln, Republicans trot Ronald Reagan out every time Democrats praise the communication wizardry of Obama, Clinton, or Kennedy,
By today’s standards he seems mild. Even Obama praised him. Along with Lincoln, Republicans trot Ronald Reagan out every time Democrats praise the communication wizardry of Obama, Clinton, or Kennedy,
By today’s standards he seems mild. Even Obama praised him. Along with Lincoln, Republicans trot Ronald Reagan out every time Democrats praise the communication wizardry of Obama, Clinton, or Kennedy, or the stalwart composition of FDR or integrity of Truman. In reality, Reagan was an impenetrable facade of congeniality who was quite hostile to civil rights.
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One notable aspect was the differential treatment between crack cocaine and powder cocaine offenses. The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, signed into law by Reagan, established significantly harsher penalties for crack cocaine, which was more prevalent in low-income urban communities, predominantly impacting African-Americans.
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The sentencing disparities resulted in disproportionate rates of incarceration for African-Americans, perpetuating racial inequalities within the criminal justice system. Critics argue that Reagan's administration, through its rhetoric and policies, perpetuated racial stereotypes and contributed to the stigmatization and criminalization of minority communities, further exacerbating existing racial divides.
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In 1971, the day after the United Nations voted to recognize the People’s Republic of China, then–California Governor Ronald Reagan phoned President Richard Nixon at the White House and vented his frustration at the delegates who had sided against the United States.
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#BlackMastodon“Last night, I tell you, to watch that thing on television as I did,” Reagan said.
“Yeah,” Nixon interjected. Reagan forged ahead with his complaint:
“To see those, those monkeys from those African countries—damn them, they’re still uncomfortable wearing shoes!”
Nixon gave a huge laugh.
https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/013
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Ronald Reagan’s use of racist dog whistles during his political campaigns was primarily through the use of coded language and symbolic gestures that appealed to racial biases and fears without explicitly mentioning race.
These tactics allowed Reagan to tap into racial resentments and gain support from white voters who harbored racial biases, effectively leveraging racist dog whistles to advance his political agenda.
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Resources
https://millercenter.org/president/reagan
https://www.politico.com/story/2008/07/obama-keeps-returning-to-reagan-011875?_amp=true
http://hnn.us/articles/5605.html
https://www.c-span.org/video/?293124-1/ronald-reagans-neshoba-county-speech
https://www.c-span.org/video/?293124-1/ronald-reagans-neshoba-county-speech
https://policing.umhistorylabs.lsa.umich.edu/s/crackdowndetroit/page/reagan-s-national-drug-strategy
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More Resources
https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2003/nov/08/uselections2004.usa
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/freedom-riders-solid-south/
https://www.c-span.org/video/?297514-2/ronald-reagan-man-myth
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2007/11/reagans-race-record/46875/
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Books
Sidney Blumenthal, The Rise of the Counter Establishment: From Conservative Ideology to Political Power, harperCollins, 1988.
Stuart Stevens,,It Was All a Lie: How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump, Knopf, 2020
Anderson, Carol, White Rage, Bloomsbury USA; 2016.
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@Deglassco So important to remember that so much of the shit that we are in today is because of this fucker.