Bonam Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 It really beats the hell out of me how many Finnish youngsters, many of whom weren't even born before Nov 1990 when Maggie resigned, take such delight in her death. Just reading the facebook-profiles. Yeah I saw quite a few Thatcher hating posts on FB too. Not sure what's up with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWTT Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 (edited) Her legacy is of public division,private selfishness and a cult of greed,which together shackle far more of the human spirit than they ever set free. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/apr/08/margaret-thatcher-editorial WWWTT Edited April 9, 2013 by WWWTT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilber Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Yes, one wonders how such a horrible person could go from opposition to winning three majorities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWTT Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Here's another funny link of the "Iron Lady" http://bit.ly/16IEvWI WWWTT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 (edited) Ya that's funny,because that's how the white people got the land in South Africa and many other parts of the world in the first place. I guess when you are right,there are laws that apply to you,and another set of laws that apply to other non whites! WWWTT Yeah, like I said, I guess it would have served her right. In the eyes of some, anyway. Edited April 9, 2013 by bcsapper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWTT Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Yes, one wonders how such a horrible person could go from opposition to winning three majorities. It was the times. She got lucky with Argentina that made her look like a hero. And she rode the booming world economy for a short period. But in the end even her own party couldn't throw her under the bus fast enough! She was against labor,gay rights and human rights. She was all ok with military coups,and fascist dictators killing thousands of people. I have even read she once called Nelson Mandela a "terrorist" WWWTT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-TSS- Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 (edited) Hahaa, that is funny that comment about her funeral to be privatised. That would be so much in line with her policies while she was alive. Edited April 9, 2013 by -TSS- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilber Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 It was the times. She got lucky with Argentina that made her look like a hero. And she rode the booming world economy for a short period. But in the end even her own party couldn't throw her under the bus fast enough! She was against labor,gay rights and human rights. She was all ok with military coups,and fascist dictators killing thousands of people. I have even read she once called Nelson Mandela a "terrorist" WWWTT Ya, it was all luck. That must be it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleipnir Posted April 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Whether you loved her or hate her, at the end of the day she's still a human that fought for what she believed was right for the country at that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeball Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 What she believed could mean anything in light of a certain cohort of her's who often consulted an astrologer. Wasn't Thatcher a devout Randian? She would have made a good one in any case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudson Jones Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Here is David Corn, bursting the bubble of those who either don't know what they're supporting or support ugly things in the world: "Thatcher was no consensus builder; she was divisive. She set out to crush unions, privatize, undercut the social safety net (where she could), and push free-market policies that led to the deregulatory nightmares of the future. (Just watch Billy Elliot—or listen to the Clash.) She joined with Reagan in support of torturers and human rights abusers around the globe, as long as these folks were opposed to the Soviets. She called Nelson Mandela a "terrorist" and would not join the worldwide crusade against the racist apartheid regime of South Africa. (In 2006, Conservative Party leader David Cameron felt obliged to disown Thatcher's and his party's previous opposition to Mandela and his African National Congress.) She supported Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet. Her war in the Falklands struck many as an orchestrated stunt, not an act of necessity—though some have seen that military action as a noble blow against Argentina's fascist junta (which the Reagan administration was supporting)." Link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shady Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 (edited) David Corn is a leftwing hack. I wouldnt expect anything different from him. Edited April 9, 2013 by Shady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shady Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 What she believed could mean anything in light of a certain cohort of her's who often consulted an astrologer. Wasn't Thatcher a devout Randian? She would have made a good one in any case. Not sure what a Randian is, but she inherited a mess and completely turned around a county in decline, as did Reagan from his failing predecessor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudson Jones Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 David Corn is a leftwing hack. I wouldnt expect anything different from him. Your opinion of him being a 'leftwing hack' does what to remove the facts that were mentioned? Oh yeah, something that's not mentioned above: She supported Khmer Rouge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogOnPorch Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 David Corn is a leftwing hack. I wouldnt expect anything different from him. Isn't he that Mother Jones guy? Let's hear Galloway on Thatcher next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogOnPorch Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Oh yeah, something that's not mentioned above: She supported Khmer Rouge. What Thatcher actually said. http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http:/www.number10.gov.uk/Page12166 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shady Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Isn't he that Mother Jones guy? Let's hear Galloway on Thatcher next.Yep, the guy from Mother Jones. The "news" organization that just got caught bugging Republican Senator Mitch McConnell's office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubberMiley Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 David Corn is a leftwing hack. I wouldnt expect anything different from him. I guess ad hominems are all one can do when taking issue with factual statements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shady Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 I guess ad hominems are all one can do when taking issue with factual statements. DoP already addressed the "factual" statements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubberMiley Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 DoP already addressed the "factual" statements.No, he said nothing about Corn's article, which is entirely factual. Try to keep up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogOnPorch Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 No, he said nothing about Corn's article, which is entirely factual. Try to keep up. It's partisan factual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWTT Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Here's another link about Thatcher, the things she said and the vile criminal she proudly supported! http://www.thenation.com/blog/173731/why-would-anyone-celebrate-death-margaret-thatcher-ask-chilean WWWTT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWTT Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Ya, it was all luck. That must be it. Yep pretty much a big chunk of her success in my opinion was just that. Not to mention that Britain took a very hard hit several years ago to deregulation that she was coronated with ushering in! WWWTT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shady Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Yep pretty much a big chunk of her success in my opinion was just that. Not to mention that Britain took a very hard hit several years ago to deregulation that she was coronated with ushering in! WWWTT Complete nonsense. Britain took a hard hit because they ran up way too much debt. Stop trying to rewrite history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogOnPorch Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Complete nonsense. Britain took a hard hit because they ran up way too much debt. Stop trying to rewrite history. Thatcher caused the real estate collapse, the North Korean Crisis, Bird Flu, the Russian meteor, the extinction of dinosaurs, the.... Oh wait...did Harper cause the Russian meteor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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