Any chance that I might imbibe the spirit of that woman would keep me away from any food resembling her. :p

I read Cynthia's post not as "Regan was evil" simply, "The fact that Regan got elected highlighted a mentality in the populace that makes despotism and horrific events possible."

Much like, had McCain been elected, while I wouldn't have thought McCain a horrible human being (I mostly consider him a dupe and fool at this point, but not evil), I would certainly have been pretty displeased with the state of the populace.

That said, it's perhaps a bit of hyperbole for Cynthia to state that her statement doesn't carry SOME indication of her opinion of Regan - however it does not equate to "Regan is evil."

I'd say that is a pretty generous interpretation of "Reagan's election was symbolic of humanity's history of despotism and horrific behavior."

The difference between "Reagan is evil" and "Reagan was the figurehead of evil" (using "evil" as a replacement for "despotic and horrific") isn't really all that significant, at least to me.

But really, I stopped reading after George Bush was one of the stupidest people alive (kind of takes me back to what I was saying the other day about conservative elitism positioning the opposition as immoral while liberal elitism positions it as stupidity) so I wouldn't have noticed the rest much if others hadn't started talking about it.

BTW: Our 40th President's last name is spelt Reagan

Well, Donald Regan wasn't evil.

But this Regan was:

These boards were born out of elitism - can't find any fault in that.

I read it more as "the sentiment of the electorate belied the potential for evil in humanity." I don't see that as the same as, "The person they voted for was evil." YMMV

Hmm...If I said that hiring you was a demonstration belies your employers tendency to stupidity and incompetence would that be meaningfully different from calling you stupid and incompetent?

"No, no, I'm not calling you stupid and incompetent I'm just saying that hiring you shows their stupidity and incompetence."

I have a pretty poor impression of Ronald Reagan. Did then, do now. His philosophy of looting the country for the sake of the rich has led us to where we are now, and has ruined America - for perhaps a very, very long time - if not actually sewn the seeds of our Empire's doom.

His actions, or rather inactions, on the AIDS crisis make him nothing short of a cold-blooded murderer in my book.

I won't even get started on Iran-Contra or his warmongering. But let me leave off that he was a doddering old man who creeped me out, and it amazed me that so many people found him a charming grandfatherly figure. He was pretty much evil in my book. Proto-Palpatine.