I gave two stars, only because I'm more of a Foreign Policy guy when it comes to US Presidents-he only gets 2 stars because he played a big part in
helping to end the cold war. Key word is helping, despite what conservatives think Reagan didn't walk in and single handily destroy the USSR- I'd argue the USSR did that when it invaded Prague in 1968, likewise Gorbachev and all the eastern Europeans deserve much more credit than Reagan. Sure his ability to work with Gorbi should be praised.
However that doesn't overlook his complete lack of morals-
when you get called out by Thatcher as being an aggressive invader you know something is wrong Along with his support for death squads in Central America, and his support for Apartheid it's clear that he lacked a moral compass. Along with him giving Saddam help in gassing Iranian teenagers-Ronnie wasn't that much of a moral crusader that he's made out as. Anyone calling him a hero, needs to think about just how much evil he allowed to flourish in the world
His speech on medicare in the 1960's is a good eye opener as well-
see here
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