• glimse@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    5
    arrow-down
    4
    ·
    7 days ago

    I fuckin hate the guy but there is something weirdly refreshing about hearing a president speak intelligently. As a trained actor, Reagan was a good speaker. And in this case, he’s actually right for once

    • Deceptichum@quokk.au
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      4
      arrow-down
      2
      ·
      edit-2
      7 days ago

      No.

      Reagan had a good speech writer. Likewise neoliberal ‘freetrade’ has gutted entire industries in many countries and caused huge loss of wealth for the working class.

      • glimse@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        11
        arrow-down
        6
        ·
        7 days ago

        Absolutely nothing you just said disproved my comment.

        Reagan was a trained speaker who knew how to deliver a speech without fumbling over words, throwing insults, or losing track or what he was talking about…which we haven’t had that since 2015.

        And he’s right about tariffs.

        The the rest of my comment should make it clear I’m not whitewashing anything. Reagan was a terrible person and a terrible president but being a piece of shit and being a skilled public speaker are not mutually exclusive.

        Stop misinterpreting acknowledgement for praise.