shalom-salaam:horridlittlegames:shalom-salaam:Here is a picture of Republican sweetheart Ronald Reag
shalom-salaam:horridlittlegames:shalom-salaam:Here is a picture of Republican sweetheart Ronald Reagan placing wreathes on the graves of dead Nazis in Bitburg, Germany.How do people feel about this? Personally, I’m infuriated. I just got back from an event where Michael Moore talked about how his Jewish friend and him flew to Germany, snuck through checkpoints, and held up a sign to Ronald Reagan’s limo that said, “We came from Michigan, USA, to Remind You: They Murdered My Family.”So right-wingers, Republicans, conservatives, and Reaganites… What’s your justification?I don’t mean to be a dick but I assume I would have heard some detail of this previously if it were “as bad as it seems” on face value. Is there some amount of context I’m missing?Just so no one flames me to death, I’m not the biggest fan of Nazi’s… it just seems suspicious to me that I had never heard of this. Additionally I’m not the biggest fan of Reagan for his stance on AIDS, deregulation, support of oppressive regimes and the way he handled drugs (also how much people wank off to a legacy that really belongs to Eisenhower). Frankly I dislike the guy a lot but… this just seems… odd. Final note, as a skeptic I totally leave open the possibility its as bad as it seems but I’m just looking for more info.Unfortunately, it is as bad as it appears. Before tonight I had no idea about this either.Cold Bitterness provides a good summary here. -- source link