Comments on Baptists Today Blogs: When walls fall

While historical revisionism might make you feel g...

2009-11-11T06:33:31.630-05:00

While historical revisionism might make you feel good, the fact is that Ronald Reagan had everything to do with bringing down the Berlin Wall. Whether you agree with his strategy/tactics or not, his "peace through strength" approach bankrupted the USSR, who finally gave up after propping up the rest of the Warsaw Pact for decades. In the end, it wasn't so much an ideological victory as an economic one. But to suggest Reagan had nothing to do with its eventual demise is pure fantasy.

I agree with Georgia Mountain Man.. Ronald Regan h...

2009-11-10T13:18:46.632-05:00

I agree with Georgia Mountain Man..
Ronald Regan had nothing to do with the fall of communism and the Berlin Wall, he was just there making a speech. Reagan was good for only one thing: improving the patriotism of the silent majority. Most Americans were already patriotic, he just hinted that it was "cool".
For all of the credit Ronnie gets from the right, he did very little, especially things that would be approved by the far-right. Reagan was not as conservative as they wish he was.
I, myself, hold allegiance to only one country and it is not of this earth.

Thanks for not giving Ronald Reagan credit for end...

2009-11-09T20:23:23.697-05:00

Thanks for not giving Ronald Reagan credit for ending Communism and bringing down the Berlin Wall.