and the enormous destructiveness of it, both then, and maybe more now, that once again, was enabled by a pathetic lap dog MSM and an equally pathetic and gutless Democratic Party 'leadership". We will be paying a steep price for that spinelessness and allowing that myth to fester and take root, for as far into the future as I can gaze.
One point I very much disagree with though: Those were as opposite of "miscalculations" as can be. Reagan's puppet-masters knew EXACTLY what they were doing, and not only did it work to their advantage, but probably to a degree beyond their wildest dreams as far as how many people fell for it hook line and sinker , and continue to buy into the mind-set and policies that are destroying so many who worship him, and enriching those who set it all up and continue to exploit the myth.