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Question: Was thinking about this just now, wanna see how it turns out. Obviously many people here lived under Bush, but just from a general perspective...
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Margaret Thatcher (American)		  
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Margaret Thatcher (non-American)		  
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George W. Bush (American)		  
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George W. Bush (non-American)		  
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« on: October 15, 2014, 05:03:08 PM »
This is really tough for me, considering they're both pretty awful. But honestly, I think I'd rather go with Bush from 2001-2009 instead of Thatcher from 1979-1990, mostly because Bush's leadership lasted three less years.
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« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2014, 05:09:35 PM »
Well the obvious cheat answer is that I wouldn't want to live in the 80's ...
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« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2014, 05:10:40 PM »
Thatcher was the best leader of the last 100 years, Bush ranks towards the absolute bottom.
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« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2014, 05:53:18 PM »
Quote from: ChairmanSanchez on October 15, 2014, 05:10:40 PM
Thatcher was the best leader of the last 100 years, Bush ranks towards the absolute bottom.
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« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2014, 06:02:34 PM »
« Edited: October 15, 2014, 06:07:39 PM by Deus Naturae »
I prefer the 2000's US to the 1980's UK, so Bush.
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« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2014, 06:03:18 PM »
Thatcher, easily.
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« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2014, 06:03:57 PM »
The Iron Lady, no doubt about it!
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« Reply #7 on: October 15, 2014, 06:13:26 PM »
Bush was the somewhat more pragmatic of the two, as well as being more personally likeable.
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« Reply #8 on: October 15, 2014, 06:14:08 PM »
Quote from: New_Conservative on October 15, 2014, 05:53:18 PM
Quote from: ChairmanSanchez on October 15, 2014, 05:10:40 PM
Thatcher was the best leader of the last 100 years, Bush ranks towards the absolute bottom.
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« Reply #9 on: October 15, 2014, 06:50:01 PM »
Hold my nose and say Bush. Less time in office, less irreparable damage.
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« Reply #10 on: October 15, 2014, 07:59:06 PM »
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« Reply #11 on: October 15, 2014, 09:17:48 PM »
I like to use the internet so Bush.
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« Reply #12 on: October 15, 2014, 11:49:23 PM »
Quote from: ChairmanSanchez on October 15, 2014, 05:10:40 PM
Thatcher was the best leader of the last 100 years, Bush ranks towards the absolute bottom.

Yep. Massive inflation, high unemployment, bungling that caused the Falklands War in the first place, the poll tax riots... She should have thanked her lucky stars that she had to go against Michael Foot and Neil Kinnock and that they won the Falklands War. If she didn't have the Falklands victory, the Alliance may have broken through or Labour could have won with Denis Healey if Healey had been more forthcoming with the Labour right and gotten himself elected over Foot.

Thatcher was terrible. I'd actually go with Bush, because at least Bush seems like an amiable guy. I may hate his politics, but at least I wouldn't want to punch him.
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« Reply #13 on: October 16, 2014, 05:53:29 AM »
Quote from: Senator Cynic on October 15, 2014, 11:49:23 PM
Labour could have won with Denis Healey if Healey had been more forthcoming with the Labour right and gotten himself elected over Foot.

No chance. Benn and co wouldn't have taken a Healey leadership victory lying down.
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« Reply #14 on: October 16, 2014, 08:20:54 AM »
Margaret Thatcher, not her biggest fan, but Bush is an embarrassment to America.
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« Reply #15 on: October 16, 2014, 12:09:22 PM »
Given that I lived through Bush once, I think I could do it again.
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« Reply #16 on: October 16, 2014, 01:04:33 PM »

This is what conservatives actually believe.
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« Reply #17 on: October 16, 2014, 01:29:28 PM »
Bush was just bad, but Thatcher was a total disaster. The answer is obvious.
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« Reply #18 on: October 16, 2014, 02:10:49 PM »

It's hard decide which cult of personality is more bizarre between the one surrounding Thatcher or Reagan's.
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« Reply #19 on: October 16, 2014, 03:08:10 PM »
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« Reply #20 on: October 16, 2014, 03:10:27 PM »
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« Reply #21 on: October 16, 2014, 06:00:40 PM »
Thatcher vs. Reagan seems like the more appropriate comparison.
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« Reply #22 on: October 16, 2014, 06:16:26 PM »
Thatcher was definitely the better leader of the two, but I would definitely rather live in the 2000s than the 1980s, so Bush (American) it is.
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« Reply #23 on: October 17, 2014, 07:06:07 PM »
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« Reply #24 on: October 17, 2014, 07:23:22 PM »
Tough call. I've already lived in the era of Bush so I guess I'd have to go with Thatcher.
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