The Swamp

When you wrote:

If you doubt her at all, simply look at that appalling pussy Tony Blair.

I took that to mean "at least she was better than Tony Blair."
Sorry. Not trying to be a smart ass at all, just too long and crappy a day to think.

Why was Margaret Thatcher a good PM?

Maggie had more balls than any British PM I've ever seen.

I'm not going to give a laundry list of her accomplishments in the face of the staggering adversity that confronted her, which she overcame and emerged victorious, time and time again. All of that information is freely available. Do your own homework. Here's hints: Hollywood movies are not reality; a vehicle for Meryl Streep to win an Oscar is NOT what really happened. The American media is not the acceptable standard for what happens in the real world.

Did you know that something like 5500 new laws were enacted by Blair that defined certain words, speech, as "crime"? Do you even think about such things? That is to say, merely expressing one's opinion is enough to ruin one's life. That's tyranny in its purest form. That's what happened to England under Blair. Miss all that? You should have been paying attention. There are over 10,000 words that British civil servants are forbidden from using. On top of that, there are over 20,000 "standard phrases" that must be used instead of free speech.

Are you completely unaware of this?

You either understand the pure evil of political correctness or you do not understand the pure evil of political correctness.

What happened to England under under Tony Blair is the Hillary Clintoning of the UK. Blair got nailed plagiarizing Clinton speeches on many occasions. If the Orwellian removal of language, hence thought, from human beings, under the threat of annihilation is your idea of someone that isn't pure evil, good luck.

Thatcher despised social-engineering. She believed that you earn what you earn no matter who who are or HOW THE FUCKING GOVERNMENT DEFINES YOU. She believed human beings defined themselves. Which is exactly spot on. And she had no time for pansy-ass leftie crybabies. So, yeah, in that aspect, I have tremendous respect for her.

Scottie wrote:
Did you know that something like 5500 new laws were enacted by Blair that defined certain words, speech, as "crime"? Do you even think about such things? That is to say, merely expressing one's opinion is enough to ruin one's life. That's tyranny in its purest form. That's what happened to England under Blair. Miss all that? You should have been paying attention. There are over 10,000 words that British civil servants are forbidden from using. On top of that, there are over 20,000 "standard phrases" that must be used instead of free speech.

Are you completely unaware of this?

You either understand the pure evil of political correctness or you do not understand the pure evil of political correctness.

What happened to England under under Tony Blair is the Hillary Clintoning of the UK. Blair got nailed plagiarizing Clinton speeches on many occasions. If the Orwellian removal of language, hence thought, from human beings, under the threat of annihilation is your idea of someone that isn't pure evil, good luck.

Thatcher despised social-engineering. She believed that you earn what you earn no matter who who are or HOW THE FUCKING GOVERNMENT DEFINES YOU. She believed human beings defined themselves. Which is exactly spot on. And she had no time for pansy-ass leftie crybabies. So, yeah, in that aspect, I have tremendous respect for her.

Well that's double-plus-ungood. Now let's file this in the memory hole and have a ration of "gin" before the 2 minutes hate.

Amusing ...

Scottie wrote:Did you know that something like 5500 new laws were enacted by Blair that defined certain words, speech, as "crime"? Do you even think about such things? That is to say, merely expressing one's opinion is enough to ruin one's life. That's tyranny in its purest form. That's what happened to England under Blair. Miss all that? You should have been paying attention. There are over 10,000 words that British civil servants are forbidden from using. On top of that, there are over 20,000 "standard phrases" that must be used instead of free speech.

Do you have a link for this?

Really, I think we should all watch Spitting Image clips on YouTube in her honour.

Hodor

Rex wrote:The Britain of the 70s was so dreary (by all accounts). The Britain of today seems to be doing okay. Somebody must have done a good job between then and now.

I remember sitting playing cards by candle and fire light with my parents during the regular blackouts in the 70's

Hodor