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In response to "Hillary's apology for what she said about Nancy Reagan and AIDS was weak. Reagan was so bad on AIDS that people feel he's responsible for -- (edited)" by Krusty

Some of the criticism of Reagan, though deserved, has strength in large part due to hindsight.

Posted by TWuG Mar 12 '16, 06:41

The Just Say No stuff was simplistic but it also reflected the mindset of a large swath of Americans, not just conservatives.

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Yeah, his govt spent $5B on AIDS research which works out to $10B today. That's not totally nothing. - Name Withheld by Request Mar 12, 08:34
It was trying to "tsk, tsk" the children of the 60s, the 30-something yuppies of the 80s who discovered cocaine and liked it a lot. - Mel Profit Mar 12, 07:18 3
- I know it was a moralistic approach, but even today drug and alcohol abuse are seen by many as moralistic problems. -- (edited) - TWuG Mar 12, 07:39 2
  - My problem is that that ineffective advice is often given while Republicans gut funding for things that are effective. - Mel Profit Mar 12, 07:50 1
    - We are in agreement. Just trying to discuss how the better understanding both pols and the public have today sometimes - TWuG Mar 12, 08:02
Some of it, yes. But there were a lot of people at the time criticizing the Just Say No campaign as ineffective or useless. - Krusty Mar 12, 06:52 1
- Right. You can find something nice to say about her without making something up like that. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 12, 07:19

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