• GreenKnight23@lemmy.world
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      10 hours ago

      woosh

      I think you might have been too young to remember the Regan years.

      not nearly as tumultuous as today, but certainly similar in spirit.

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        10 hours ago

        I might be old, but I have not forgotten him. He is one of the root causes for what is currently happening in the US.

        • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
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          People tend to filter out the bad memories, like the fact that crackheads were breaking into cars constantly, making it nearly impossible to have a decent car stereo. They started making them that you could pull out, and take into the house. It was common to see cars parked on the street with a sign that said “No Valuables in car.”

          The crime rates in America in the 80s were through the roof. It wasn’t until the earl/mid 90s that they dropped.