Ronald Reagan

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Ronald Reagan
BornFebruary 6, 1911
Tampico, Illinois, United States
DiedJune 5, 2004
Los Angeles, California, United States
Political orientationAnti-communism
Homophobia
Neoliberalism
White supremacy


Ronald Reagan was a neoliberal U.S. politician and the President of the United States from 1981 to 1989.

Domestic policy

Reagan cut taxes for the rich and increased income inequality.[1] He blamed the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s on gay people instead of trying to eradicate the disease. His policies caused thousands of needless deaths.[2] Reagan cut subsidized housing by more than 80% and said that homeless people were homeless by choice.[3]

Foreign policy

Reagan funded death squads in El Salvador and Guatemala that committed genocide against indigenous peoples, as well as the far-right Contras in Nicaragua.[4]

References

  1. Margaret Kimberley (2011-02-09). "Freedom Rider: Ronald Reagan’s Demons" Black Agenda Report. Archived from the original on 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  2. Gloria La Riva (2016-03-13). "La Riva on Clinton, Reagans and AIDS: “Clinton just re-wrote history”" Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2020-01-11. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  3. "Homelessness and the Reagan legacy" (2013-02-01). Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  4. "The Real Reagan" (2011-06-22). Red Phoenix. Archived from the original on 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2022-08-21.