How One President Brought Out the Worst of America

How Reagan’s ideology of capitalism, racism, and government distrust paved the way for corporate authoritarianism and figures like Donald Trump. This video explores the roots of America’s shift from valuing public good to glorifying corporate power, the racialized narratives Reagan used to undermine public trust, and how his legacy fuels today’s political crisis. 0:00 Reagan's Ideology 1:32 America's Racial History of Public Investments 3:45 Reagan's Racist Attack on Public Services 5:23 Corporations: the Heroes of the Reagan Revolution 7:06 Corporate Authoritarianism 10:16 Trump is a Product of the Reagan Era Full video: "How Fascism WON in America" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2pOdT2ANqo&t=726s Join my Patreon: patreon.com/Truthispeaking Subscribe to my Substack: https://news.truthispeaking.com/ Donate to TRUTH: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/VU5JDXPRQXTSS SOURCES: The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee (https://www.amazon.com/Sum-Us-Everyone-Prosper-Together/dp/0525509569) Reagan's Race Record by Matthew Yglesias (https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2007/11/reagans-race-record/46875/) The Shadow of Ronald Reagan Is Costing Us Dearly by Claire Bond Potter (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/11/opinion/reagan-social-welfare.html) Conservative Transition in American Social Policy by Jerry D. Marx (https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/eras/1980s-beyond/the-conservative-transition-in-american-social-policy/) Where Greed, Unofficially Blessed by Reagan, Has Led by Jim Hightower (https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/21/opinion/where-greed-unofficially-blessed-by-reagan-has-led.html) USPS privatization again under consideration, Trump says by Eric Katz (https://www.govexec.com/management/2024/12/usps-privatization-again-under-consideration-trump-says/401705/)