Margaret Thatcher Dies at 87

[-:Undertaker:-]

I could post a long one on how she turned this country around economically, stood up to the Soviet Union like no other PM, engaged in a just war in the Falklands when the wets would of had her abandon them to Argentina, how she became the first PM to warn of the dangers of the EU and subsquently her party knifed her in the back.... I could mention all of that, but those who want to know and listen will already so I won't bother. In the end, she dragged Britain kicking and screaming into the twenty first century economically and I can't thank her enough.

Rest in Peace, Iron Lady.

I think it's quite poignant that the right wing has never celebrated the death of an "enemy" like this. It's quite a comment on a large number on the left who seem above all heartless and disrespectful on the issue, says a lot about their morals.

This, absolutely.

Orwell (of the old left) once made the observation that it's only in Britain that the left actually seem to loathe their own country.

[lawrawrrr]

A fantastic reply.



Kim Jong-il - Mr. Kim Jong Un is alive and well. Not that it matters, I get what you mean

I think what Socialists like to think is that she is a war criminal, over the Falklands and stuff - not saying they are right, but that is what they like to put across.

Dammit!!!!! Been reading about Korea and stuff lately and I keep getting confused between the two. Haha!

[AgnesIO]

Dammit!!!!! Been reading about Korea and stuff lately and I keep getting confused between the two. Haha!

Aha, been a place I have been somewhat fascinated by for a long time. Don't forget Kim il-Sung - the true god of North Korea!

[HarrySX]

ITT: people who were born after she left office.

RIP

[Shar]

People are entitled to opinions but the attitude of people and their behaviour, the youth of people today in particular,regarding to Margaret Thatcher's death is horrible. I bet half of these people wouldn't be able to give us a politics/history lesson and probably know **** all about how Thatcher contributed to politics apart from the fact that she was the former British Prime Minister.

R.I.P.

[-:Undertaker:-]

People are entitled to opinions but the attitude of people and their behaviour, the youth of people today in particular,regarding to Margaret Thatcher's death is horrible. I bet half of these people wouldn't be able to give us a politics/history lesson and probably know **** all about how Thatcher contributed to politics apart from the fact that she was the former British Prime Minister.

R.I.P.

I posted this on Facebook (bare in mind how anti-Thatcher Liverpool wrongly is).

It's amazing to see all those 'by eck me grandad voted Labour' types celebrating the death of the woman they accused of not being 'compassionate' enough and uncaring. You know, maybe it's just me, but celebrating the death of a 87-year old woman who you simply disagree with - that's compassionate it is? no, it's ******* low and disgusting.

As for the usual 'FATCHER HATED LIVERPEWL' - what most people don't actually realise (again, because they've had a history course given to them from their flat-capped Grandad) is that for years regenerating Liverpool with transforming the then-abandoned Albert Docks had been talked about .... yet the Labour controlled Liverpool City Council failed over two decades to do ANYTHING.

It took Margaret Thatcher (you know, the woman who apparently hated we in Liverpool cos thats what your grandad, the historian, says) to appoint Michael Heseltine as Minister for Merseyside who actually put money into the Albert Docks and had it done up - providing some of the first new jobs Liverpool had experienced in decades.

Didn't know any of this? there's loads more. Sometimes it's amazing that what you've been taught all your life from those you surround yourselves with, turns out to be completey one-sided and wrong.

RIP Margaret Thatcher, a woman who dragged Britain kicking and screaming into the twenty first century.

As I said, it's people who have been given a 'history' lesson from their flat capped Grandad.

[MyNamesAbbey]

I thought she was the one that went in I'm a celebrity.

My bad.. Anyway rip to her x

[Brice]

A fantastic reply.

tell som1 who cares cos i dont

Edited by Lee (Forum Super Moderator): Please don't post pointlessly.

[Shar]

I thought she was the one that went in I'm a celebrity.

My bad.. Anyway rip to her x

Was that not her daughter Carol?

[AgnesIO]

ITT: people who were born after she left office.

RIP

But her actions certainly affected people in this thread - the fact we weren't alive when the decisions were made doesn't mean we cannot voice our opinions on those very decisions.