Margaret Thatcher Dies.

Freebase Dali · 04-08-2013, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Burning Down

I'm sure HHBH will be celebrating right alongside you.

Only one of us will actually be serious.

ladyislingering · 04-08-2013, 10:04 PM

After barely dragging myself out of bed this morning and feeling too exhausted to get myself out the door, I read the news about Margaret Thatcher and felt like I could take on the world with my gladness.

**Janszoon** · 04-08-2013, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ladyislingering

After barely dragging myself out of bed this morning and feeling too exhausted to get myself out the door, I read the news about Margaret Thatcher and felt like I could take on the world with my gladness.

Were you even alive when she had any kind of bearing on the world?

ladyislingering · 04-08-2013, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Were you even alive when she had any kind of bearing on the world?

I'm only 23, but I'm almost always affected by the suffering of others (and I have a close friend who's twice my age and incredibly informative over the matter, having experienced the reign and aftermath of Thatcher for himself). I hope that's relevant.

ZiggyStardust · 04-09-2013, 12:09 AM

Put yourself in her position. Half the country hates you, the national papers either love you or hate you depending on what day, there's rebellion in Ireland and the country is in bankruptcy. Now I'm not necessarily a supporter of Thatcher, but how many of you will be able to stand up against the whole country and take the reigns? Not many. Yes, she closed down the mines and caused terrible unemployment, but if she hadn't have done that then we would have slid into hyperinflation like Germany at the end of the first world war.

Neapolitan · 04-09-2013, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by hip hop bunny hop

A wonderful politician, but it is truly sad she was unable to stop or meaningfully slow the degeneration of British culture.

Indeed, she was. And now be honest don't you think she was kinda hot too when she was PM? I mean she was like the first lady prime minister of Courgarville, right?

**Janszoon** · 04-09-2013, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Neapolitan

Indeed, she was. And now be honest don't you think she was kinda hot too when she was PM? I mean she was like the first lady prime minister of Courgarville, right?

Trollheart · 04-09-2013, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by ZiggyStardust

Put yourself in her position. Half the country hates you, the national papers either love you or hate you depending on what day, there's rebellion in Ireland and the country is in bankruptcy. Now I'm not necessarily a supporter of Thatcher, but how many of you will be able to stand up against the whole country and take the reigns? Not many. Yes, she closed down the mines and caused terrible unemployment, but if she hadn't have done that then we would have slid into hyperinflation like Germany at the end of the first world war.

****ING REBELLION???? WE'RE A FREE STATE YOU ****
Sorry but we hurt about these things. You don't rebel against someone who has no control over you.
I'll go and have a nice lie down now...

Edit: jsut read the rest of your post. So it was also ok for Hitler to do what he did, otherwise Germany would have just died as a world power? Jesus man: the way you justify things is almost comical!

PoorOldPo · 04-09-2013, 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by ZiggyStardust

Put yourself in her position. Half the country hates you, the national papers either love you or hate you depending on what day, there's rebellion in Ireland and the country is in bankruptcy. Now I'm not necessarily a supporter of Thatcher, but how many of you will be able to stand up against the whole country and take the reigns? Not many. Yes, she closed down the mines and caused terrible unemployment, but if she hadn't have done that then we would have slid into hyperinflation like Germany at the end of the first world war.

Where the **** are you from? It wasn't a rebellion. It was sectarian violence caused by 40% of the people being treated like **** for hundreds of years because of their religion. 1916 was a rebellion. My great grandfather was very luck to survive the War of Independence and Civil War.

Unknown Soldier · 04-09-2013, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Why does the fact I live in the south and not London have anything to do with it? We were still closer to it on a daily basis: the border's only a few hours away and Irish TV would carry much more news about bombings in the North than would BBC or ITV....

I'm referring to first hand experience rather than seeing things on the tv and in the papers, that was the point I was making.

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Originally Posted by ZiggyStardust

Put yourself in her position. Half the country hates you, the national papers either love you or hate you depending on what day, there's rebellion in Ireland and the country is in bankruptcy. Now I'm not necessarily a supporter of Thatcher, but how many of you will be able to stand up against the whole country and take the reigns? Not many. Yes, she closed down the mines and caused terrible unemployment, but if she hadn't have done that then we would have slid into hyperinflation like Germany at the end of the first world war.

You need to qualify this better, I guess you mean Nth Ireland and the violence there was nothing new in Thatcher's time.

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