i also recall that angry leftists gave Gorbachev full credit for the dismantling of the USSR. no mention was ever made of Thatcher, Reagan, or Pope John Paul II when they droned on and on about how terrific “old spotty head” was.
i do regret that i was too young (d’oh! by 1 year) to have voted for Reagan in 1984. in my lifetime, i’ve only ever been able to vote for RINOs and squishes... G.H.W. Bush (twice), Dole, G.W. Bush (twice), McCain, and Romney. not a single small government conservative in that bunch. blech.
“i also recall that angry leftists gave Gorbachev full credit for the dismantling of the USSR”
That’s what our schools are ‘teaching’ our dumbed-down youth. No mention of Reagan at all.