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It's now illegal for Minnesota libraries to ban LGBTQ+ books under this new law (www.advocate.com)

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Only state to not vote for Reagan
Weed legalized
Free Breakfast and Lunch for all students
First state to protect LGBT Americans from discrimination
Only state to not vote for Reagan
Protected abortion rights
Childcare assistance for low income parents
Planned high speed rail between the Twin Cities and Duluth
Legalized gay marriage before Obergefell v. Hodges
Only state to not vote for Reagan

There's plenty more but those are just the ones I can think of right now.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I believe it was also the only state not to vote for Reagan

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 months ago

Damn, can't believe I forgot that one

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Tell me why you don't like reagan? As a foreigner ive not enough information about him

[–] [email protected] 25 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That's a really long one but pretty much every shitty trend since the 80s can be attributed back to him: Wage stagnation, climate inaction, police militarization, Middle East wars, no taxes for the wealthy, war on drugs, for profit prisons, elimination of pensions, union busting, media polarization, Iran-Contra affair, etc.

He was popular because he was charismatic but literally all of his policies hollowed out the country into what it is today.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Thanks

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Reagan started the slow move to conservative legislation by both sides of the US two-party system. It’s the reason a lot of people on social media hate everything about whoever is president.

Our liberals are center/center right, our conservatives are basically fascists and those are the two options. Most of this started with our first “celebrity” president, who was a well-known actor many years before.

Before the Reagan era, Richard Nixon had to resign his presidency for hiding some evidence. Trump was found hiding evidence and he finished his term and is running a second time (while actively fighting multiple criminal trials). The tide shift was Reagan.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Thanks

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Pretty sure you guys can add "only state to pay duck, duck, grey duck" as well.