tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418143622621465347.post4488271494508601766..comments2023-10-12T18:31:14.258-04:00Comments on Trapped in a Whirlpool: Reagan's Silent HolocaustKevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141832889857833324noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418143622621465347.post-83425062760469083112011-06-25T19:16:19.511-04:002011-06-25T19:16:19.511-04:00croghan27 not surprised I count Reagan as among th...croghan27 not surprised I count Reagan as among the most evil of the 20th century.Kevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141832889857833324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418143622621465347.post-56991320871797752592011-06-25T19:05:47.988-04:002011-06-25T19:05:47.988-04:00was staying at a hotel in Mississauga one time and...was staying at a hotel in Mississauga one time and ended up in the bar with a member of the GOP ruling committee.<br /><br />I mentioned that I thought Reagan was one of the great beasts of of the 20th century. He responded that Stalin had him beat - he ONLY killed a million or so.croghan27https://www.blogger.com/profile/09377054324499227449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418143622621465347.post-42973929091355236352011-03-26T17:01:31.287-04:002011-03-26T17:01:31.287-04:00Indeed Allan, I hope that someday history will por...Indeed Allan, I hope that someday history will portray Reagan accurately, as the vile evil monster that he was.<br /><br />Coming from the US, you must find our penchant for belatedly emulating the worst America has to offer disconcerting. I often feel that if you want to know where Canada will be in a few years, simply look at the US today.Kevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141832889857833324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418143622621465347.post-68716132472989512192011-03-26T16:24:03.397-04:002011-03-26T16:24:03.397-04:00Born in the US, but moved to Canada in 2005.
Reag...Born in the US, but moved to Canada in 2005.<br /><br />Reagan's (quite probably crooked) election in 1980 began a huge political shift to the right in the US, which did not slow down with Clinton and continues to be moving further and further to the right under Obama.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418143622621465347.post-13697610676706260292011-03-26T16:08:44.784-04:002011-03-26T16:08:44.784-04:00Thanks, Allan and Dawg, What is surprising and hea...Thanks, Allan and Dawg, What is surprising and heartening to me is the amount of hits that this post has garnered from American learning institutions. It is good to know that there is at least some interest in the U.S. in learning of their violent history in South AmericaKevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141832889857833324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418143622621465347.post-10205589448749571642011-03-26T15:23:18.630-04:002011-03-26T15:23:18.630-04:00Well done.Well done.Dr.Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00416571487451925246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418143622621465347.post-24468782750983585562011-02-09T02:33:55.641-05:002011-02-09T02:33:55.641-05:00Hi Simon, That must have been a truly haunting exp...Hi Simon, That must have been a truly haunting experience.<br /><br />Silent Holocaust is an apt name for this atrocity. I first became aware of it a few days ago when watching a discussion on TRNN re Reagan's true legacy, the ethnic cleansing of the Mayans was mentioned in passing. Being interested in ancient cultures this tweaked my interest, leading me to do some research.<br /><br />Yet Kevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141832889857833324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418143622621465347.post-86352032569633187692011-02-09T02:06:38.919-05:002011-02-09T02:06:38.919-05:00hi Kev...excellent post. Reagan's real legacy ...hi Kev...excellent post. Reagan's real legacy is being forgotten as the years roll by. And what makes your post even more powerful is that I have seen the horror with my own eyes. During my Indiana Jones phase, a few years ago, my brother and I went looking for Mayan ruins there, and came across the ruined villages of whole communities that had been massacred. Silent holocaust is a good Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.com