• Otter@lemmy.ca
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      10 months ago

      To expand, their policies were harmful and we’re still dealing with the consequences of them

      • “trickle-down” policies, which widened income inequality and increased national debt

      • initial inaction during the AIDS crisis made the epidemic and stigma a lot worse. It’s only recently that we’re starting to effectively deal with the illness

      • “War on Drugs” got worse under Reagan, with mass incarceration that disproportionately affected minority communities. Also the “Just Say No” campaign oversimplified the issue instead of addressing the underlying causes. Again, we’re only now starting to shift those policies into something that’s more productive