• RangerJosey@lemmy.ml
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    6 days ago

    Once again I’m happy to inform you that yes, it’s Ronald Reagan’s fault. Damn his evil soul.

    In pants shitting fear of “Creating an Educated Proletariat” Reagan took our system of basically free college and turned it into this mess we have now.

    (P.S.: If you piss on Ronald Reagan’s grave in California and are caught by police its a misdemeanor charge carrying a $1000 fine. I don’t know about you but I can budget for this particular bucket list item)

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      6 days ago

      Yup, my parents paid for tuition, books, leisure, food, and board working a summer job.

      I had to use the GI Bill, a part time job in fall, winter, and spring, full time job in the summer, doing almost no leisure, money I saved up while in the military, and money my grandparents gave me

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      If you piss on Ronald Reagan’s grave in California and are caught by police its a misdemeanor charge carrying a $1000 fine.

      I mean if I was a millionaire YouTuber who farms outrage, based somewhere other than the US, I know what I’d spend a hundred thousand on…

      As it stands, I’m not American and don’t live in the US, so I can’t really partake in the fun. I hope some people do, though.

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      6 days ago

      And Reagan adopted his policies from the owner class think tanks. They worked for decades to create the conditions and people needed to realize what transpired under Reagan. 🥲