User:Tustin2121/And then Reagan Happened

Ronald Reagan was the United States' most influential president. Since 1980, when he was elected into office, here's all of the things he screwed up, in no particular order.

Theocratic Politics

 * Starting the Conservative Evangelical movement in politics - Reagan started the Republican party towards Evangelicism and Christian Nationalism, which directly lead into all the terrible conspiracy stuff we have today.
 * The AIDS Pandemic - No elaboration needed, but I will anyway. He refused to do anything about AIDS for the first several years of the pandemic because HIV/AIDS was characterized as a problem that only affected gay men. As a result, we've lost years of progress in terms of acceptance and human rights.
 * Vetoed the Fairness Doctrine - He vetoed a bipartisan bill to continue the fairness doctrine. And as a result, it's entirely possible that this lead directly to the rise of fake news, as everyone was used to trusting people on TV due to the Fairness Doctrine, and as such no one fact checked anything, which lead to the rise of QAnon.

Deregulation and Austerity

 * Defunding the Noise Control Act - Reagan defunded the Office of Noise Abatement, which made enforcing noise pollution restrictions impossible.
 * Closing mental hospitals - TODO We have a homeless crisis and a mental health crisis because Reagan closed down all the mental asylums.

Anti-Union

 * Replacement of Air Traffic Controllers - Reagan decided the best way to end the 1981 PATCO Strike was to order everyone back to work and fire anyone who did not. This directly lead to the staffing shortages of today, as well as encouraging large private employers to hire striker replacements instead of negotiating in labor conflicts.