The results have changed. However, when I first used Google to get websites about the film, "The Butler", most of the responses were sites defensive of Ronald Reagan. People felt the film had portrayed him as a racist.
In fact, the film both gives him personal kudos for his support of his black staff and his decisions to dismantle civil rights progress. In other words, he had a mixed record.
The amazing thing is the number of people who cannot think carefully, accept the facts that demonstrate a mixed record, and go on with life. I suspect that Mr. Reagan's defenders have their own racism or their own "right" ideology to defend and he is just a front person for that.
Maybe not. What do you think? Leave a comment and let us know.
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