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And all this crap about him defeating the Soviets is pure bullshit. They imploded due to their own arrogance and their stupid system of keeping people down. Gorbechev had more to do with ending the cold war than Reagan ever dreamed about in his wildest dreams.
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Reagan made America proud of itself for the first time since Vietnam. That's why he was so popular even though most people didnt agree to his politics, they loved him.
The Russians only imploded because they tried to keep up the military buildup that Reagan did. They tried to match dollar-to-ruble in spending, and their economy couldnt handle it. When it was clear the system would collapse Gorbe started dismantling the Socialist part of the state. Put us in a big deficit but our economy could handle it.