What if Reagan Was Never President? 

I love the fact that even in alternative history it is too absurd that Carter gets a second term.

I'm interested to see how "the War on Drugs" would play out in this timeline.

At first I read the title as "What if Reagan was Never Pregnant"

I was born in Yugoslavia. I've effectively lived in 3 countries without ever moving xD For those of you, who are wondering, they are Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro, Republic of Serbia

Ronald Reagan? The actor!?

What if George Washington became King of America?

I think the Iran Contra scandal should've been mentioned, if only to tie together the difference in foreign policy.

Worth mentioning that Reagan presided over the death of labor unions in this country. No idea how Bush would've responded to the air traffic controller strike in 1981. Bush might've been just as big of a union buster tbh, curious how you'd see it.

I think the most troubling change would be that Hank Hill just wouldn't be the same guy.

What if Gore had won in 2000?

The more I watch AlternateHistory, the more I think we live in the second darkest timeline, the darkest being nuclear Armageddon.

"If I could turn back time" I'd warn young Cody to enjoy that peaceful moment. I miss 2016

So basically your saying Reagan did 9/11?

What if Jeb Bush became the Emperor of mankind

6:14 I appreciate the picture of Ewan McGregor as a representation of Jesus.

I had to go back multiple times and laugh at it when the Ted Cruz pic faded to the zodiac killer. Best part of the vid

"Cody why are you talking about this App?" "Because reasons." *money shower* Love it because of the honesty 😂

lmao did anyone else notice the zodiac killer flash over teds face

5:00 "I really can't think of a reason why Reagan wouldn't run." Maybe, instead of him not running, he was unalived by the bullet?

Everyone laughs at lasers and force Fields but imo it makes more sense to focus on shooting nukes down vs killing the enemy worse than they kill us.

If regen never became president this vid would be named what is regen became president

Bush called Supply Side Economics "voodoo economics"... ... I suddenly have even more respect for former President George H.W. Bush than I originally did.

I love the fact that Alternate History Hub acknowledges that Ted Cruz was the Zodiac killer.

“The anonymity of the Internet without any social retribution” Wait, what? Oh, this video was uploaded in 2016.

What if FDR[Franklin Delano Roosevelt] had lived to see the end of his 4th term?

Is it just me or does this timeline sound slightly better than our own?

Neoliberalism would have happened anyway. Thatcher brought it in for England, and even the left wing in Australia lead by Paul Keating did the same thing. Neoliberalism was lead by private business from the 80's economic boom, not by politics itself.

My history teacher used to always tell the class, if someone is trying to teach you about politics and you already know that person’s politics beliefs, they have already failed you

A lot of people like to make fun of Bush Sr. and Carter, and make people like Reagan bigger than life imagine and as a strong individual that everybody should aim to be. However, they two guys are very underrated, for once, they (Bush and Carter) were WW2 veterans (one was an air pilot, the other operated submarines). Bush graduated from Yale University, went to become an oil businessman in Texas, made millions of dollars, worked as an ambassador and CIA. Carter was also very impressive as well. He went to graduate as a freaking nuclear engineer (one of only two presidents who were engineers), worked on his broken family farm, made it profitable, became a very successful businessman in Georgia and become governor of his states (Reagan did too), and was (is) very religious by reading his bible onna weekly basis to this day. Far from the Looney socialist caricature that many conservative associate with him. Reagan in his personal life doesn't measure to these accomplishments. These two men are just guilty of not having the acting charisma BS. It saddens me that even to this day people only look at a facade, the acting charisma or false bravado when they look or choose our leaders, instead of looking at their records and let the facts speak for themselves.

6:29 THE ZODIAC STRIKES AGAIN

Man, I can’t believe you didn’t mention the drug war, one of the most oppressive domestic policies ever implemented in the US.

5:42 And Stalin stood there in front of the red fla- Reagan: WAIT JUST A MINUTE

The Gipper looks down upon us from his giant eagle in the sky.

Did he just use a picture of young Obi Wan to represent Jesus at 6:14 ?

Her's one the podcaster missed bigtime. Reagan cut education funding by 30% (!) and maintained that percentage for 7 years. The public schools never recovered, suffering cut after cut after cut ever since. So, if Reagan had not been president, 1980's and 90's kids would've been better educated---contrast with 1960's and 70's era numbers---and many of the crises issues today would not exist.

It would be interesting to think about other things, such as how the AIDs crisis would've been handled, if Reagan wasn't in office. We likely wouldn't have had the Just Say No and War on Drugs in the '80s. Reagan also dismantled mental health facilities but didn't replace them with anything, so everyone who needed mental healthcare ended up in prison or on the streets.

Reagan's team manipulated elections giving TOW missiles to Iran in exchange for keeping the hostages until after the election. Even though times were rough while Carter was president there was a large sense of community within the nation. The press and anecdotes highlight only the worst occurrences of human behavior while neglecting the overall sense of a common mission. People were carpooling for real, conserving water and power, schools were teaching the metric system, solar power innovation (6th grade mandatory public school project), community gardens, etc. Reagan had the solar panels removed from the White House before he moved in; a definite nod to the oil corporations that he was their man. long/short: Reagan era fed on and supported personal entitlement over community good.

I have a suggestion for a video. What if Harambe was never assasinated.

“Reagan put his boot on its neck to kill it faster” oh. That’s topical for 2020 Edit: okay in hindsight I should have expected a political argument in the replies

Reagan was shot, that is how it could have been different.

talks about jesus shows a picture of obi wan kanobi

Here's an idea: What if George HW Bush won a second term?

I fell like an easier way to make the alternate timeline is to say that he got assasinated, since he almost died

The US would be a better nation without Reagan.

Huh. I never really realized how much Trump is doing that was what Reagan did.

Summary. Regan took credit for countless things that would have happened without him.

In hindsight, the election of 1980 may have been one of the worst elections in US history. Ronald Reagan launched a new guilded age. 2020 is now the culmination of 40 years of Reagan's politics. I can only hope that in 2024, we find our Teddy Roosevelt who can end this new gilded age.

Reason why Reagan didn’t run in your timeline: Instead of being diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 1994 he instead begins showing signs way back in 1980 just before he was supposed to begin campaigning. Fearing how quickly the disease would spread he decides to quietly back out of politics.

What if Al Gore won a recount in Florida, & became the 43rd President of the United States ?

What if Alexander's Empire never came down apart and continued unified and replaced Rome ? How would the Macedonians Look like? How Europe would be diffrent in terms of language and culture nowadays ?

I appreciate that you referred Regan’s economics as being “supply side” as apposed to the propaganda “trickledown.”

Then Back to the Future wouldn't have Doc Brown questioning about an actor being the president.

hi there from Portugal... what if Portugal and Spain remained united in the XVII century? together we had the largest global empire in history, even larger than english empire

What if Bernie Sanders didn't have his obvious win stolen from him...? Lmfao (Insert some horrible political joke from a random commentor who thinks Bernie is bad... Compared to these two clowns)

Side note Reagan is the reason that worker Unions are super week now and reagannomics is single handily the reason for the insane wealth gap today and he’s responsible for the drug war so he was pretty terrible for America

Jimmy Carter's portrait is like "Hide the Pain Harold". It's hilarious!

I need my Byzantium video so badly!

You forgot the bit about how he cut inflation by something like 11% over the course of his term

Can't believe "Make America Great Again" was already a thing in 1980.

Less homeless people would be severely mentally ill Because Reagan shut down state mental hospitals And they would improve as regulations increased (like psych units are now)

What if Japanese Isolationism never ended?

I think some point in the future, this channel will either do What if Trump Became President? or What if Hillary Became President? I'm guessing either video will be posted in a gazillion years.

The second I saw this I thought. Great question. Good Job Alternate History!

Still massive cutbacks in education, infrastructure, the elimination of the fairness doctrine and the long term dumbing down and impoverishment of the murikan masses.

What if the U.S annexed Canada after World War II

what if islam wasnt violent

I love the little display of Reagan attacking taxes with a sword. Makes me laugh

If this video tells me the Cold War never would have ended without Reagan I will actually get pissed. THE COLD WAR ENDED BECAUSE OF GORBACHEV, NOT REAGAN!

What if Trump won the electio.. oh shit nevermind

I despise the democrat party but Reagan was an awful president. He was no defender of freedom but an authoritarian who supported imperialism, enhanced the failing war on drugs, supported CIA backed regime changes, Central American death squads and many more things. He talked about reducing government while implementing mandatory minimum sentences and preventative detention.

I just wanted to say you do a fantastic job with your videos. I am glad to be able yo binge them and make them a reality with hearts of iron and crusader kings 3

11:00 - One of Bin Laden's reasons for the 9/11 attacks was our presence in the Middle East to kick Iraq out of Kuwait. So even in your alternate timeline there's still a chance of the attacks still happening.

Ted Cruz is Kevin from the office confirmed

The Country would be better.

Rest in Peace Bob Dole

Gotta go back and watch the oldies, just for the hell of it🤙

Winners don’t do drugs.

Wow a lot of actors become governor of California

It makes me feel old that the "I'm Bob Dole" hit so well with me

"The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help."

I think it’s interesting that after Reagan’s term so few of his policies got changed I personally think it’s because they were all such polarizing policies that no real change could be made

what if America didn't get involved with Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

Reaganomics destroyed the middle class in America.

This is something I'd prefer not to think about

Congrats on hitting a million subs

why did you just do a scarce

What about "what if the Soviet Union never fell"

An excerpt from Mortal Kombat 11: Geras: Actors leave no mark on history. Johnny Cage: Ronald! Reagan! Geras: The exception that proves the rule.

I educate people about politics for a living. 1980: Your scenario is accurate. It's likely Bush would have chosen Dole as his VP. 1984: Bush is likely up against Gary Hart. The main thrust against Hart was he was weak on specifics, that hurt at a time the President (Reagan) was known for a very very specific thing; reaganomics. As well, running a policy wonk against a maverick hotshot is usually a politically smart decision, and so with the GOP running an egghead, the Democrats would have been better off running a rebel. In the election itself, I'm uncertain who Hart would have chosen as a VP, possibly Jackson. Hart however may not have been up to the challenge, and I could see a very very narrow win for Bush in 1984. 1988: Dole is likely the GOP Nominee, likely with Haig as his VP choice. I can still see Dukakis winning the Democratic nomination. The only way that would change is if Jackson was the VP nominee in 1984, and, if Hart screwed things up, making Jackson look calm, cool, and competent. Dukakis likely would take around 100 EVs but Jackson could take 150; either day Dole still wins. If, however, Hart had won the presidency... I actually don't see any difference; Dole wins, with Haig as VP. Hart likely wouldn't have taken more than 150 EVs. 1992: things return to normal for the most part; in terms of our timeline VS this new one. There is, however, one interesting possibility. IF Hart had won, and IF he'd been challenged by Jackson in 1988, and IF Dole had made foreign policy mis-steps... it's possible Ross Perot could have become President. Not likely, but possible. I say Clinton wins, and we return to something closer to normalcy, with it not really mattering won won the GOP Nomination in 1996; unless that person happens to be Ross Perot. This is possible if the election went to the house and many Republicans voted for Perot. Even if that happens I don't see Perot winning, but only coming very, very close. However, that does open up an interesting possibility: 2000: 99% chance that the election plays out as ours does, but if all those links in the improbable chain I've detailed earlier play out, Ross Perot is elected President of the US on the Republican Ticket; likely with W Bush as his VP.

What if Donald and Hillary were married

7:30 I like how you brought up the topic of the 1980 boom but did not go into the discussion of it. Thank you

“What if Reagan never Got elected” World peace

What if Martin Luther King Jr. was elected president?

He is right about us in Texas. We're red as all hell

You should do a sister video about what would have happened if Reagan hadn't survived his assassination attempt. So many possibilities: What would have Bush Sr.'s presidency had been like if it happened in the early 1980s? Would he have been able to beat Walter Mondale? And, if Mondale did get elected, what would that presidency have been like? How would the 1988 election play out if Bush is running again (he could have if he finished out Reagan's term and gotten elected) or if Mondale was running for election?

8:39 that aged about as good as keith richards if you asked me

What would happen if Reagan was never president? Well I'd have to find a new favorite president for starters.

what if bush didn't do 9/11?

What if Samuel Tilden Beat Garfield for president. That's a very underrated "what if"

I like how Ted Cruz's face morphs into a sketch of the zodiac killer for a frame or two. *chef's kiss*