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In reply to the discussion: Remembering Reagan [View all]DissidentVoice
(813 posts)I entered adulthood during the Reagan era, and it sure as hell wasn't the utopia that conservatives get misty-eyed over, at least not for a kid in a Rust Belt city whose dad was a diesel mechanic and union steward.
All the faux-patriotism/flag-waving/playing Charlie Daniels' "In America" full blast actually made me a hell of a lot more cynical about the subject of "patriotism."
The "Morning In America" adverts were a good substitute for a strong cocktail of syrup of Ipecac with chocolate Ex-Lax garnish.
What has been really silly is the far right's zealousness to name everything they can after him. In Indianapolis there's a glorified Interstate exit named the "Ronald Reagan Parkway"...and with his claimed disdain for all things "gubmint," that flies in the face of everything he claimed to stand for!