I remember they went overboard lunatic on Reagan, too. And I was quite liberal at the time--the MSM kept up this constant drumbeat of how bad Reagan was, how he was about to trigger WWIII at any second, etc. etc. At some point, I began to realize that the MSM was predicting all kinds of bad stuff that never happened. That was not what finally convinced me to reject liberalism, but it was a strong life lesson that did lay a good foundation.
I can't help but think that a lot of young people are going to have a similar realization when they see that the media breathlessly expounds on the evils of Trump over and over, and nothing pans out. The Russia narrative never had substance, and the media has suddenly dropped it. Trying to blame Trump for Charlottesville looks to be a flop, as well. The calls for impeachment are just plain silly--articles of impeachment filed for the reason that President Trump did not condemn Charlottesville events the way that some Democrat senator thinks they should have been condemned? Who can possibly live up to such a standard? And so on. Some young people are actually smart enough to figure out what's happening, and they will also drop their liberal indoctrination.
Well said.
I was in college when Reagan was elected. I knew Reagan was bad because everyone said he was bad. After awhile I realized that Reagan wasn’t bad — Reagan was great! Had a huge impact on me.
My daughter is in college now. Smart, disciplined, National Guard, focused on a medical career, Churchgoer. But, like many young people, she found Bernie Sanders attractive (free college tuition! Yee Haa!) Now that Trump is in office, she has commented that he is much better than she thought he’d be. I think the next 8 years will have a huge impact on her.
The media tries to wash a lot of brains — but sometimes young people wise up.