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t-bonestallone t1_jdreurb wrote

He inherited a much greater mess than he was ever given credit.

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PM_ME_FUNFAX t1_jdrh3en wrote

Yes, and if it wasn't for the Iran hostage situation, he would be seen as one of the best presidents we ever had

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t-bonestallone t1_jdrhju0 wrote

Maybe. The malaise speech was a big mistake too.

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AllChem_NoEcon t1_jdsafov wrote

Telling people hard truths can be seen as a mistake, but that's only because the people he was telling were (and are) being dumb as fuck.

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Who_DaFuc_Asked t1_jds9pv4 wrote

..how was it a big mistake?

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cme884 t1_jduqnd2 wrote

A mistake politically, perhaps, as it’s widely seen as contributing to his election defeat. He was not wrong, however.

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t-bonestallone t1_jdsdfnl wrote

At the time he call the American public lazy. Not a thing any leader should do.

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spookyskost t1_jdsx8en wrote

Hard disagree. A leader should speak what they truthfully believe.

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Who_DaFuc_Asked t1_jdtbjw8 wrote

I seriously doubt he meant that in a Republican "it's your fault you are poor" way.

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SecretStonerSquirrel t1_jdulh0c wrote

He was the most forward thinking president we've ever had. If Reagan hadn't torpedoed literally everything he did related to energy, we would be independent from oil years ago.

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