User talk:Sexington7

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Regarding your edits to Ronald Reagan: "Reagan is seen by many as one of the greatest presidents in American history(mostly due to the fact that he defeated the Soviet Union and ended the Cold War).""

Please read the Wikipedia policies regarding Neutral Point of View as well as "Weasel words". "Seen by many"? That's a prime example of what we call a weaseling. "Defeated the Soviet Union"? There was no war. The US did not "defeat" the Soviet Union, nor did they surrender. The collapse of the Soviet Union is a very complicated subject. As Jack Webb used to say on the old Dragnet show, "Just the facts." Try to leave opinions out of it. Fan-1967 15:48, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

It is a gross oversimplification to say that Reagan defeated the Soviet Union. One would have to have his head in the sand for a good 5070 years to ignore the fact that their managed economy never worked. How important Reagan's actions are in that eventual collapse is a matter of opinion and debate. It is not a simple fact. It is essential to recognize the difference between opinions and facts. Fan-1967 15:58, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

No, opinion aside, their inability to manage their economy was the major force behind the collapse of the Soviets.

See? You have an opinion. I have an opinion. Neither one is a fact. Fan-1967 16:06, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

It was going to happen anyway. The timing might have been different, and Reagan certainly contributed to it, but Soviet communism was never economically viable. (Again, opinions, not facts.) It's not about "taking something away from this man" it's about making articles strictly factual. Report actual hard events, not analysis or conclusions. This is not a blog or opinion column. It is an encyclopedia. Fan-1967 16:18, 25 July 2006 (UTC)