Journal Marxist Hacker 42's Journal: The Myth and Reality of Ronald Reagan 3
A Triumph of Rhetoric over Reality. Guess I wasn't too far off with my charge that Ronald Reagan was a closet liberal.
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The Myth and Reality of Ronald Reagan
Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it.
He was an actor... (Score:2)
he was an actor... should anyone actually be surprised that he was a master of rhetoric, rather than policy?
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Actually, this guy suggests he was not only an actor- but a bought and paid for actor, ideology meant NOTHING beyond the words.
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He was bought and paid - but the unique quality of Reagan was his cheerful cognitive dissonance. He happily believed the scripts that he was reading from.
That's why he was so effective - he'd fooled himself first - and gave the impression of commitment and dedication.