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Who was the better president?

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Participants Jerry Cooper3Arthur Anderson49Samuel Morgan9Carol Cook59restlessfox5Amy Brooks13Jacob Lewis5casualtrucker72Jesse Howard3bluecyclist64Roger Bishop22Dennis Baker34Eric Richardson49Joseph White5Morgan Rodriguez57Hannah White2velvetmaker3Jessica Wood7Zachary Collins2Casey Robinson2Carol Torres4goldenhawk1Gerald Wright10Harold Garcia9 …
Jerry Cooper3 Jerry Cooper3 MemberOP
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#21 ·
Ronald Reagan - Dictator
George H.W. Bush is actually quite a level-headed individual.
Jacob Lewis5 Jacob Lewis5 Active Member
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#22 ·
Jerry Cooper3 said:Ronald Reagan - Dictator
George H.W. Bush is actually quite a level-headed individual.

Jerry Cooper3 - just plain uneducated☕
Jerry Cooper3 Jerry Cooper3 MemberOP
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#23 ·
Jacob Lewis5 said:Jerry Cooper3 - just plain uneducated☕

😕 I have a college degree! Sorry, but he was a Dictator!
Jerry Cooper3 Jerry Cooper3 MemberOP
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#24 ·
Ronald Reagan was a Dictator... because

1. because he essentially rigged the entire electoral process

2. because his method for dealing with political opposition involved either silencing them behind bars or outright liquidating them

3. because he managed to hold onto power for a decade without ever being held accountable by a single soul.

4. because he basked in the constant adulation of sycophants and organized parades just like every other tyrant of his ilk.

5. because he lived a life of absolute luxury, practically royalty, while the rest of the common people were suffocating under the weight of poverty.

6. because he systematically crushed media freedom, ensuring that nothing reached the public unless it was a glowing eulogy for his eldest son or his political party... honestly, I could sit here and list these grievances until tomorrow morning.
Jacob Lewis5 Jacob Lewis5 Active Member
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#25 ·
Jerry Cooper3 said:Ronald Reagan - Dictator
George H.W. Bush is actually quite a level-headed individual.

Is George H.W. Bush really a Dictator?
Jerry Cooper3 Jerry Cooper3 MemberOP
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#26 ·
http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Dictator

It seems both George H.W. Bush and Joseph Stalin have made the list.
Dennis Baker34 Dennis Baker34 Active Member
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#27 ·
Jerry Cooper3 said:Ronald Reagan - Dictator
George H.W. Bush is actually quite a level-headed individual.

Give me a break—George H.W. Bush was basically Ronald Reagan's biggest fan back in the early 90s!
Eric Richardson49 Eric Richardson49 Member
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#28 ·
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Jacob Lewis5 said:What kind of "worldview" is he changing by getting married in a church, or by constantly rewriting the story about how his parents died?

Do you even know what a worldview is?

Man, tough call. Real tough...
But hey, I'll cast my vote for Ronald Reagan just to cheer you up, Jacob Lewis5, my one and only, since it looks like you've brought out the big guns...
Jacob Lewis5 is the only one who treats this forum like it actually matters. Sure, there's still a few die-hard regulars left, but Jacob Lewis5 is the real deal, sweetheart 😍
Let's all give him a 👏
Jacob Lewis5 Jacob Lewis5 Active Member
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#29 ·
Jerry Cooper3 said:Ronald Reagan was a Dictator... because

1. because he essentially rigged the entire electoral process

2. because his method for dealing with political opposition involved either silencing them behind bars or outright liquidating them

3. because he managed to hold onto power for a decade without ever being held accountable by a single soul.

4. because he basked in the constant adulation of sycophants and organized parades just like every other tyrant of his ilk.

5. because he lived a life of absolute luxury, practically royalty, while the rest of the common people were suffocating under the weight of poverty.

6. because he systematically crushed media freedom, ensuring that nothing reached the public unless it was a glowing eulogy for his eldest son or his political party... honestly, I could sit here and list these grievances until tomorrow morning.

You don't have any proof!
Quincy:
2. because he wiped out his political rivals by liquidating them or throwing them in jail
I bet you acted pretty much the same way toward anyone who disagreed with you☕
Quincy:
3. because he ruled for 10 years without ever having to answer to anyone.
Except for the American people who re-elected him every four years
Quincy:
4. because they sang songs about him and threw parades just like they did for every other dictator of his kind.
There isn't a single song or parade dedicated to Ronald Reagan

Quincy:
5 because he lived like royalty while the people were struggling to make ends meet.
He had a salary of maybe $150k, but his office cost the taxpayers $10 million a year (and they actually got things done), whereas today, on the office of some tourist-trap George H.W. Bush, the budget gets hit for twice that—over $20 million
Quincy:
6. because he crushed media freedom and only supported fluff pieces about his eldest son and his party... etc., etc. We could go on until tomorrow.
Newsweek, Fecal, Time, Newsweek, local rags... their editorial policy (by their own admission) was basically just a mouthpiece for Reagan—nobody cared.

What kind of degree do you even have? Honestly, it feels like you crawled out of a basement. I just dismantled your entire "argument" in seconds. Your accusations are just straight-up ridiculous...☕
Jacob Lewis5 Jacob Lewis5 Active Member
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#30 ·
Eric Richardson49 said:👏

Man, tough call. Real tough...
But hey, I'll cast my vote for Ronald Reagan just to cheer you up, Jacob Lewis5, my one and only, since it looks like you've brought out the big guns...
Jacob Lewis5 is the only one who treats this forum like it actually matters. Sure, there's still a few die-hard regulars left, but Jacob Lewis5 is the real deal, sweetheart 😍
Let's all give him a 👏

It’s basic psychology, really.☕ People just project their own flaws onto everyone else. If I actually took this place seriously, I’d be obsessively following some random user from thread to thread, attacking them personally just because they rubbed me the wrong way. Kind of like how you’re stalking and picking on me. So, if you need a win, here—have some:claps::claps:
Jerry Cooper3 Jerry Cooper3 MemberOP
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#31 ·
VSS - biology
Jacob Lewis5 Jacob Lewis5 Active Member
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#32 ·
Jerry Cooper3 said:http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Dictator

It seems both George H.W. Bush and Joseph Stalin have made the list.

Wait, wordiq.com is actually claiming that??? I had no idea. Guess I'm taking back everything I said.
Jacob Lewis5 Jacob Lewis5 Active Member
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#33 ·
Jerry Cooper3 said:VSS - biology

Quick rundown on mitosis—go!
Jerry Cooper3 Jerry Cooper3 MemberOP
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#34 ·
Jacob Lewis5 said:Quick rundown on mitosis—go!

To put it simply, mitosis is essentially the biological mechanism where a cell undergoes a complete duplication of its genome—its entire genetic blueprint, if you will—before meticulously partitioning that material into two perfectly identical halves!
Eric Richardson49 Eric Richardson49 Member
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#35 ·
Jacob Lewis5 said:It’s basic psychology, really.☕ People just project their own flaws onto everyone else. If I actually took this place seriously, I’d be obsessively following some random user from thread to thread, attacking them personally just because they rubbed me the wrong way. Kind of like how you’re stalking and picking on me. So, if you need a win, here—have some:claps::claps:

Too tired for a sonnet.
Here's a haiku instead.

Laki.
Every post is all for him.
And my heart is too.


🙂
Jacob Lewis5 Jacob Lewis5 Active Member
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#36 ·
Jerry Cooper3 said:To put it simply, mitosis is essentially the biological mechanism where a cell undergoes a complete duplication of its genome—its entire genetic blueprint, if you will—before meticulously partitioning that material into two perfectly identical halves!

Funny enough, that’s almost word-for-word how Wikipedia defines it. They even kept the parentheses in the exact same spots.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitosis
Joseph White5 Joseph White5 Member
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#37 ·
There’s really no comparison here—it's apples and oranges. Mason, back when he was holding down the presidency, was basically just playing defense against Harmon. Honestly, we’re still feeling the ripples of his frustration with Harmon even now.
Jerry Cooper3 Jerry Cooper3 MemberOP
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#38 ·
Jacob Lewis5 said:Funny enough, that’s almost word-for-word how Wikipedia defines it. They even kept the parentheses in the exact same spots.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitosis

But that is quite literally the definition itself! I simply cannot fathom the confusion here!🤷
Jacob Lewis5 Jacob Lewis5 Active Member
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#39 ·
Eric Richardson49 said:Too tired for a sonnet.
Here's a haiku instead.

Laki.
Every post is all for him.
And my heart is too.


🙂

Not really feeling this☕ I’ve read some actually decent haikus before.
Morgan Rodriguez57 Morgan Rodriguez57 Active Member
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#40 ·
You really can't compare someone who actually ran the whole show with someone else who mostly just wanders around looking important and dropping "wise" remarks...

I’ll be the first to admit—Franjo was absolutely top-tier in his own field—though I'll give him credit primarily for winning the war and, well, the fact that he wasn't exactly eager to bow down to the globalist crowd...

Stipe did his part by helping transition that Harmon diktator era from a semi-presidential setup into an actual parliamentary democracy... honestly, his smartest move was stepping in to quiet those generals down right when they started acting like they knew everything... it was the perfect way to prevent a mini coup d'état before it could even start...

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