But after just two decades, Reagan came in, and anti-authoritarian America never recovered.
While the majority of the blame is of course with the Republicans, all hope was lost when the Democrats starting with Clinton moved sharply to the right on everything except identity politics (which isn't actually left or right, anyway).
When I moved to the US around 1984, both parties were promising what was essentially socialized medicine.
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2025-04-28 11:24:43
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