Since people are still not understanding this, let me outline the differences between discussions and arguments. No, nobody did anything drastically wrong, but I think some people want clarification.
In a discussion, multiple people talk about a subject by giving their opinions. Everyone acknowledges other people's posts, but the focus is on the topic, not what other people said. The main idea of these are not usually targeted at any individual in particular, unless you desire to hear their input in particular. You can correct facts in a discussion.
Common responses to other people's posts include: "I agree, and [insert point on topic here]" and "I respect that, and [insert point on topic here]"
In an argument, the focus shifts from the subject itself to other people's opinions on the subject, and it usually but not always gets out of control. These are usually targeted at a specific person or group of people. People usually try to rebuke opinions in an argument.
Common responses to other people's posts include: "But [insert rebuttal here]" and "Except [insert rebuttal here]"
Example from this thread:
Quote from: Diokatsu
You make it seem like John McCain was an idiot or George Bush was an idiot...I don't wanna hear about presidents being idiot or stupid as they're much more highly educated than you or me
The correct way to say the above in a discussion would be:
It is interesting that some call presidents idiotic or stupid as they're much more highly educated than most of us. Plus they are surrounded with tons of smart advisers.
I'm sorry, but you must realize that if we start having a political argument, this thread will get out of hand really quickly.
Now that we have that out of the way....
I think it is interesting that Obama's election has such drastic effects on the global scale, even though Bush is still president. In a press conference today, reporters asked Obama what he was going to do with the economy, and his reply was something to the effect of "there can only be one president of the United States." Do you think we all should be ignoring Bush right now? Because, after all, he still is president for another two months. And it's not like Obama will be able to do too much until then.