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Only because you have been engaged in polishing the legacy rather than remembering history as it was. To Russian paranoiacs, Reagan was bent on the utter destruction of Russia. Between his horrific military build-up and his constant apocalyptic rhetoric they were certain the invasion would begin the second it became clear they had lost control. Good thing cooler heads prevailed.Actually after the iron curtain fell it was later revealed that the Russian hard-liners had seriously considered launching their nukes because they were scared Reagan the eternal saber-rattler would invade them the moment control slipped from their hands.Republicans worship him because he was the last president we had that seemed like he was cast for the role like in a movie, understandable since he played the role all of his life. The real Reagan was a wishy-washy easily controlled know-nothing who just said patriotic bullshit while his staff worked like the dickens to sell us out to the plutocrats. I remember him getting elected and my mother turning to me and saying "This guy is going to get us all nuked." In the end it turned out to be a pretty close thing.I wasn't old enough at the time to fully know what was going on during Reagan's presidency. A lot of people worship him, and a lot of people abhor him. What made him stand out?
I think your mom was talking about JFK who actually almost did get us nuked. Reagan didn't come close.
Sorry friend, that makes no sense.