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« on: July 16, 2015, 06:46:51 PM »
Both have different flaws, but I'd take Reagan any day. He seemed like a less poisonous individual.
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« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2015, 07:02:53 PM »
I don't know though call but Reagan
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« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2015, 07:09:59 PM »
Reagan on Foreign Policy, by a mile.
Thatcher on Economic Policy, by a mile.

I care more about foreign policy, though, so Reagan.
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« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2015, 07:14:02 PM »
Quote from: Crabby And His Moron Brothers on July 16, 2015, 06:46:51 PM
Both have different flaws, but I'd take Thatcher any day. She seemed like a less poisonous individual.
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« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2015, 07:21:26 PM »
Reagan
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« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2015, 07:46:22 PM »
Thatcher any day, by a mile.
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« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2015, 03:25:40 AM »
Reagan easily.
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« Reply #7 on: July 17, 2015, 08:05:17 AM »
Yuck
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« Reply #8 on: July 17, 2015, 05:04:53 PM »
At least Reagan had a sense of humor.
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« Reply #9 on: July 17, 2015, 05:20:16 PM »
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« Reply #10 on: July 17, 2015, 05:52:40 PM »
Since this thread is devoid of any explaination, I'll bite.

Reagan's world view was very bipolar and started to become obsolete. He still saw the World, esp. Europe, as East vs West, "Democracy" vs Communism, etc. when the Cold War was comming to an end. While I applaud his late efforts to make peace with the Soviets and help end the Cold War, he was a bit too hopeful to believe they would survive past his term (they didn't).

I prefer the Iron Lady as she correctly foresaw the new order and reacted according - that Britain should not adopt the Euro, that the EU would be utterly broken, and the consequences of German reunification.

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« Reply #11 on: July 18, 2015, 08:37:09 PM »
Reagan was one of our greatest presidents. Thatcher was good, but not Reagan good.
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« Reply #12 on: July 18, 2015, 10:00:19 PM »
Thatcher.
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« Reply #13 on: July 19, 2015, 06:48:40 AM »
Maybe it's the personality difference that strikes me. :/ Reagan, well I genuinely see the charm of the guy. He was funny, engaging in a way the austere Thatcher never was. St Mags always seemed to enjoy playing one area of the country against each other for political gain. I'm convinced if it wasn't for oil, she'd be remembered as just another post-Attlee non-entity PM.
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« Reply #14 on: July 19, 2015, 01:50:48 PM »
Fine with either one, went with Reagan becasue of personality.
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« Reply #15 on: July 19, 2015, 04:11:22 PM »
Thatcher wasn't even close to Reagan's level of "secret government" corruption.
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« Reply #16 on: July 19, 2015, 05:09:43 PM »
You made me vote for Reagan. Angry
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« Reply #17 on: July 19, 2015, 10:51:53 PM »
Quote from: tara gilesbie on July 19, 2015, 04:11:22 PM
Thatcher wasn't even close to Reagan's level of "secret government" corruption.

Reagan had Ollie North running around selling weapons to the ayatollah under the table.

Thatcher had a bunch of creepy old viscounts diddling little boys in the back rooms of Westminster.
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