Stepford America

Stepford America:

"This week, it is virtually impossible to read, watch or listen to any mainstream media that is not extolling the godlike status of Ronald Reagan, one of the most egregious war criminals and mass murderers in American history. Journalists Robert Parry, Bev Conover, Will Pitt and Greg Palast have all written incisive pieces documenting the criminal acts of the Reagan administration, most notably, the Iran-Contra scandal and the largest theft in the history of the human race, the Savings and Loan outrage of the 1980s. Unquestionably, Ronald Reagan should have died in prison, not in his cushy estate in California. That the aforementioned historical facts are not being reported by corporate media and only by independent journalists is blatantly symptomatic of the robotic trance Stepford America prefers over the wrenching realities of the smiling, doddering, 'sweet old man,' former B movie actor turned president. Meanwhile, the entire world, with perhaps the exception of Maggie Thatcher fans in the UK, is aghast with our need to lionize Reagan in the face of the heinous atrocities he permitted and promoted internationally in the name of ridding the world of the 'evil empire.' "

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