So I'm not a fan of Reagan or Thatcher, and for this same reason I would never support Trump or Reform (Nigel Farage's party in the UK).

But for all the comparisons to literal Nazi fascism, I don't think any have pushed for anything that would have been worse than Reagan or Thatcher in the 1980's. In fact, in many ways they are decisively more liberal.

That's not to say that was a good time, or something we should want to go back to, but it was still miles away from third reich style fascism.

Just to be clear, I'm talking about the zeitgeist of that period and prevailing views/beliefs. Not a 121 comparison between the leaders.

As some examples:

Civil/LGBTQ rights - The 1980s were horrendous for both communities.…