tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157931785143491334.post5187308439503740523..comments2023-08-20T02:10:49.456-07:00Comments on Ron's Rants and Raves: Factual facts and (hopefully) well considered opinions.Ron Lehkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03853914844108211195noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157931785143491334.post-10316830419091887032017-01-26T08:41:21.592-08:002017-01-26T08:41:21.592-08:00I'm sorry, I thought I answered this, but it w...I'm sorry, I thought I answered this, but it was probably an error I made in trying to use this (to me) newfangled social media. At the time of Reagan's election I was principal of a 50/50 black/white school. I well remember the fear expressed by many students wondering what the future might bring.<br /> We had been highly dependent upon federal funds for special programs. Unfortunately these began to be cut and perhaps it was in this period that the (to me) excessive dependence upon testing was begun. It's hard to compare press coverage because I am comparing The Washington Post was a small town newspaper. Although both Trump and Reagan were best known from movies and television, Reagan at least had the experience of being a governor. Social media has certainly added tremendous change in the amount of information and misinformation we are able to get. At that time we were still pretty much dependent 3 upon major television networks and radio stations. Above all to me the divisiveness caused by Trump far exceeded anything that Reagan did. And finally I think it is rather obvious that Reagan had a political philosophy he was committed to while Trump seems to be chameleonlike.Ron Lehkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03853914844108211195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157931785143491334.post-43845616190833117942017-01-25T04:12:30.587-08:002017-01-25T04:12:30.587-08:00Ron, thank you for sharing! I am quite concerned a...Ron, thank you for sharing! I am quite concerned about our days coming, but I have older people telling me, "Oh, everyone was worried when Reagan was elected too because they didn't know what he was going to do," in efforts to calm my worries.<br /><br />I know you're busy, but could you share your insight to how different the first 100 days of Reagan felt atmospherically compared to the first 100 days of Trump so far? Were there protests and riots? If so, what were those like and how did the press depict them? Can we draw comparisons between the two Presidents, or does hindsight being 20/20 ruin that for us? What can we learn from history here? (Reagan was before I was born, so I don't have a first hand experience with the world and political atmosphere at his time.)AnnasaurusRexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730880666394301693noreply@blogger.com