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Every time I see another thing like this, my firm adherence to the idea that history is complicated and big events can't be laid at the feet of a single person gets a little shakier.
It isn't that Ronald Reagan as an individual caused this major shift. It was the Reagan administration caused this major shift. Not to mention the influence of individuals and entities outside of the federal government.
Still easier (if oversimplified) to say "Ronald Reagan's fault" because lets be honest, as president he was ultimately the one making a lot of these decisions (ie. cabinet position picks, breaking air traffic controllers strike, not acknowledging AIDS, Iran-Contra etc.) But we replace Ronald Reagan with another "Moral Majority Republican" and we would have ended up with a similar trajectory.
Ultimately says more about the differences between the Republican and Democratic party going back decades that the difference of an R or a D in 1980 and 84 completely changed the trajectory of the USA (and world).
gotta share @telesilla’s tags -
#that was (give or take) around the time of the bronze age collapse #crete was no longer a major player #and the known world was kinda in turmoil #and yet someone planted an olive tree #i’m not saying there’s a direct parallel #but you know…systemic collapse thanks to many things including climate change #and it sucked for a lot of people #but they still needed olive oil #and idk man…maybe plant a tree #because the world has ended so many times #but the tree is still here #and so are we
the world has ended so many times
but the tree is still here
and so are we












