For me, the Reagan era marks the beginning of my displacement as a citizen, when I began to feel like a foreigner in my home country. Everything I had been told were American virtues (or at least values) was turned on its head. Of course, given the latest crop of politicians, it is sad to think somebody like Reagan now seems "profound."
He was a lousy actor too. Best forgotten rather than remembered ;-(
ReplyDeleteBrilliant. I never -ever- understood WHY he was so beloved...
ReplyDeleteFor me, the Reagan era marks the beginning of my displacement as a citizen, when I began to feel like a foreigner in my home country. Everything I had been told were American virtues (or at least values) was turned on its head.
ReplyDeleteOf course, given the latest crop of politicians, it is sad to think somebody like Reagan now seems "profound."