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The Reagans were silent during the AIDS crisis, only speaking about it will into their second term. Their eventual response to AIDS was to put the federal funds intended to help handle it into very Republican hands. They did nothing helpful. In contrast Madonna’s career has raised millions of dollars for HIV/AIDS research.
Nancy Reagan's solution to people doing drugs was "Just Say No", which sort of misses the point, like a real analog of "let them eat cake"
In case y'all need any context on the "Just say yes" joke
In case y'all need any context on the "Just say yes" joke