ReaganThe latest biopic about President Ronald Reagan offers an expanded look at the former commander in chief. Dennis Quaid Plays the main character alongside Penelope Ann Miller As First Lady Nancy Reagan. With a cast that includes everyone from veteran actor Jon Voight to former Creed Scott Stapp lead singer, Reagan This book explores Reagan's childhood, his career as an actor, and provides a comprehensive look at his political career.
Based on the book by Paul Kingor Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism, Reagan The book begins with the attempted assassination of President Reagan in 1981 and then delves into the character of the multi-faceted man. Reagan Many details have been omitted from the film. Reagan's presidency was full of ups and downs, which contributed to his complex legacy and overall reputation.
There are no less than positive details about Reagan's life and career. Included in ReaganThe book on which the film is based focuses on communism in Reagan’s life, but it is impossible to separate that from everything about Reagan. This is especially true of his failure to respond to the so-called “war on drugs” and Iran-Contra. However, the suggestion that Reagan single-handedly ended the Cold War is the most egregious mistake.
No mention of the war on drugs.
The story is told from the perspective of a fictional Soviet intelligence agent, Viktor Petrov (played by Jon Voight),Reagan The film spends much of its time focusing on Ronald Reagan's role in the Cold War. As a result, the film misses some of the domestic aspects of his presidency, particularly the so-called “War on Drugs.” There is virtually no mention of the efforts made by Reagan and his administration to combat drug abuse and the illegal drug trade during the 1980s.
This is perhaps best understood through First Lady Nancy Reagan's “Just Say No” campaign and efforts to suppress drug use in the United States during the Cold War. The Reagan presidency resulted in massive incarceration of people and limited success in actual deterrence. The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 provided for lower penalties for drug-related crimes and increased penalties for drug possession.
In his address to the nation on September 14, 1986, Reagan made clear his overall goal,
[To] We need to toughen the laws against criminals who traffic drugs, encourage more research and treatment, and ensure that illegal drugs are not tolerated in our schools or workplaces. Let us not forget that people in America solve problems, and that no national campaign has ever succeeded without human investment. We cannot win the campaign against drugs by simply throwing money at the problem.
But funding for law enforcement agencies was increased dramatically, and $3 billion was pledged for drug control. Once the policies were implemented, the distinction between “crack” (cheaper to manufacture and used in lower-class areas) and “cocaine” (more expensive and associated with the upper classes) became clear.
Reagan's role and response to the Iran-Contra affair in “Reagan” is eerily brief.
With a few problematic events included in the Reaganthe Short clip from the film dedicated to the Iran-Contra affair. This report is somewhat refreshing. It is very brief and does not accurately reflect the full extent of the scandal—an incredibly complex matter—that characterized the Reagan presidency.
When Reagan is shown dealing with the Iran-Contra affair, he acts as if anyone who looked into the matter—let alone tried to hold anyone accountable—was openly rebellious and hostile to him and his administration. In fact, individuals seeking the truth about the Iran-Contra affair uncover a secret U.S. arms deal in which money from weapons purchased by Iran was diverted to support the anti-communist Contra forces in Nicaragua.
the The Iran-Contra affair nearly brought down Reagan's presidency.Despite the Commander in Chief’s lack of transparency with the American people about this issue, the Commander in Chief was never implicated in any crimes after the eight-year investigation was completed. Despite this long, Internet-like scandal, it has been woefully neglected.
Reagan is not responsible for the fall of the Berlin Wall.
On June 12, 1987, President Ronald Reagan stood at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, and said:
Mr. General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberation, come to this gate.
Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate!
Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!
The Berlin Wall fell two and a half years later, and the Soviet Union quickly disintegrated. The collapse of the wall and the Soviet Union had little to do with Reagan's policy. This call had been underway for years. When Gorbachev took power in the Soviet Union in 1985, the economy was in tatters and the political system was rapidly deteriorating. Gorbachev presented a plan to expand the scope of economic reforms in the Soviet Union. Two reform policies, Glasnost and perestroika.
Glasnost Emphasis on openness In the Soviet Union as well as in how the Soviet Union interacted with other world powers. Efforts to open Soviet elections to non-communist residents were accompanied by a decrease in the level of repression and censorship. perestroika It was a plan to restructure the economy. With the slow introduction of capitalist practices and policies.
Both policies failed to save the Soviet Union. But this did not prevent the creation of a situation that made independence movements within the Soviet Union possible. Poland, Romania, and Bulgaria were among the many countries where revolutions led to democratization, while East and West Germany paved the way for reunification. The Berlin Wall fell in November 1989, by which time Reagan had left office and George H. W. Bush was president.
The Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986, internal political strife, and failed Soviet efforts in Afghanistan compounded the challenges facing the Soviet Union. By the end of 1991, Gorbachev had resigned and the Soviet Union had ceased to exist. While much of this was not enough, it was possible that the Soviet Union had given up much of its existence. If these events had occurred during the Reagan administration, the president was not the man who made them happen.
