Hopefully more Americans will come to understand this now.
I thought so once, right after Carter's malaise, double-digit unemployment and double-digit inflation nearly crippled the country was followed by Reagans boom economy. But it only took a few decades and here we are again.
Too many young people don't remember...I work with some kids born in the mid and late 80s. Never knew Reagan, and everything they've ever been taught about Carter is that he is a great guy.
Raised w/ 3 minute MTV attention spans, getting them to think through an issue instead of FEELING is a challenge. (Indeed that has always been the challenge when working with libs.)