The author contrasts Ronald Reagan with Donald Trump, focusing on Russia. Drawing on Reagan's 1982 Westminster speech against totalitarianism, he argues that Trump's alignment with Putin is disastrous and indefensible, that Reagan would have resisted it, and that the current administration is gripped by delusion and has closed the nation's borders. He recommends Timothy Snyder's book on Putin's Russia, calls Trump a political opportunist unlike Reagan, and holds up Al Gore's 2000 concession as a model against Trump's refusal to concede in 2020.
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Its text teaches none of the positions Doxa lists.
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Counted84.1 points from 21 keywords, 52 matches in 1,044 words
- trump 7
- government… 4
- nation… 3
- politic… 6
- america… 2
- state 3
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Reagan would have resisted the current administration's accommodation of Russia.
The current American president's dealings with Putin are disastrous for the nation and the world, historically unjustifiable, and morally indefensible.
- Adopts· Ronald Reagan
Dictatorship and totalitarianism in all their forms are to be abhorred, and democratic institutions such as a free press, unions, parties, and universities should be fostered.
- Adopts· Ronald Reagan
Self-delusion in the face of unpleasant facts is folly.
The current administration has been captured by delusional thinking and dismisses facts as fake news.
Trump seeks alignment with totalitarian forces and their leaders who wage a barbarous assault on the human spirit.
- Adopts· Ronald Reagan
Russia runs against the tide of history by denying human freedom and human dignity to its citizens.
- Endorses a source· Timothy Snyder, The Road to Unfreedom
Timothy Snyder's The Road to Unfreedom is a chilling exposé of Putin's Russia.
Unlike in Reagan's day, when America welcomed refugees fleeing tyranny, America's borders are now closed.
Trump is nothing like Reagan; he is a political opportunist.
Trump's refusal to concede the 2020 election was a low point in American history.
- Adopts· Al Gore
Partisan feeling must yield to patriotism, and a losing candidate should accept the outcome of a contested election through the nation's democratic institutions and honor the winner.
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