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[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 19 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

Reagan set the precedent in the '80s. ATCs can be summarily fired ever since Reagan broke their union

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

Reagan was a monstrous piece of shit but even a lot of dems love him. I suppose because a lot of dems are now to the right of 80s republicans.

[–] danielton1@lemmy.world 25 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Seriously, most people still have no idea how evil Reagan really was. He did a lot of damage to this country that led to the situation we are in now.

[–] hateisreality@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago

Regan's lawyers that were pissed he couldn't do what he wanted were involved in 2000's election bullshit and are currently sitting on the supreme court

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 10 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

Reagan was just following the well trodden path that Jackson and Wilson blazed, and Nixon trimmed the edges.

The only reason that I put Jackson into a tie with Wilson for worst president is that Wilson did far more long term damage, but Jackson orchestrated The Trail of Tears, and several other genocides, as well as paid off the national debt entirely. This helped contribute to the longest and deepest (by percentage, not dollar amount) depression the country has ever seen.

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

You do understand the current president has now easily taken the "worst" spot, though.

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 3 points 8 hours ago

AngryCommie and your position are both correct, and yet worse is to come.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

He's doing his damndest. He's still barely in the #3 slot.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago

Not well, but it doesn't seem that outcomes matter to our "legal system," as much as precedent set by conservative judges.