Statue of Ronald Reagan unveiled in Grosvenor Square...

To respond to EVERYONE'S responses to my opinion.. I'm not a conservative person when it comes to politics HOWEVER I personally think he was a great president, a war hero, a great actor and a kind humanitarian. I also was married to someone who still serves in the Armed Forces to this day and men of that caliber look highly on president's who have served our country with courage, honor and strength. I didn't mean to imply that EVERYONE is a Reagan fan. I was simply saying some of the people who responded to this thread and basically said "let's throw the statue in the Thames" or something to that effect is childish and disrespectful. I don't appreciate people who express their opinions in RUDE and KNOW IT ALL ways. I ALWAYS try to be respectful of others opinions/thoughts. I'm a blunt person by nature, but I know online that can come off as harsh, mean or down right disrespectful. Hence why when I reply I try to do so in an adult manner. If anyone has a problem with THIS particular response feel free to private message me and I'll be more than happy to set things straight

While I think you've got a point regarding the political slant of the forum, if you look closely at my responses I said nothing about Ronald Reagan's legacy.  My problem is with the way LMS framed her argument.  It may be she thinks all of America loves Ronald Reagan because she lives in a conservative area in which everyone she meets loves Ronald Reagan, or maybe she didn't think about how her statement would read to other people, or maybe there's another explanation.  Whatever it is, her statement a) isn't true, and b) claims to speak for the entire population of the US, of which I'm a member, and I'd rather speak for myself.

I'm impressed that even though you and I have never met, you're still happy to tell me what my intent was.  

There are a lot of possible explanations why LMS used the wrong word.  Maybe she's stupid, maybe she just heard the word wrong when she learned it and no one has ever said anything, and maybe she just can't type.  Rather than assume any of those are true, I just told her she used the wrong word.  My advice to people who want to have a political discussion via written arguments in a public forum is make sure you write what you mean, otherwise the people you're arguing with might not understand you.

Why are you blaming the board for what is, in this case, the writer's fault?  If she'd clearly stated her opinion as an opinion, she'd have been fine.  (She'd still have gotten responses from people who didn't share her opinion, but based on her post I think she probably expected that.)

Wow you have quite some nerve! This is EXACTLY why I said you're a bully. I think you need a lesson in manners and respect.

To respond to EVERYONE'S responses to my opinion.. I'm not a conservative person when it comes to politics HOWEVER I personally think he was a great president, a war hero, a great actor and a kind humanitarian. I also was married to someone who still serves in the Armed Forces to this day and men of that caliber look highly on president's who have served our country with courage, honor and strength. ...

Um, he was in the Motion Picture Unit in California, and later went to NYC to sell war bonds. He was refused a promotion to Major. Not exactly a war hero. He was classified for limited service only.

Locked until further notice.