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seeingeyegod t1_itw56ni wrote

Is Ronald Reagans picture supposed to be ironic, or were you a young Republican?

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windmilljohn OP t1_itwbu0u wrote

I was not a young Republican. My Dad was an immigrant and worked in the coal mines for 13 years so I was kind of young and skeptical. There was always an imminant threat of nuclear war at that point so that was likely my main concern. I wasn't a huge critic and in retrospect a lot was accomplished through "peace through strength".

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Lex8P t1_itw66ll wrote

I saw the picture and thought it was Tim Allen, till I zoomed in haha

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seeingeyegod t1_itw6w07 wrote

I thought it was Jimmy Carter at first and was like "cool", then zoomed in and was like "oh, huh"

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Plaineswalker t1_itw8nbh wrote

I think being a republican was sort of edgy at the time like wearing a MAGA hat on campus now.

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