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Aristus

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72. I always thought she missed a superb opportunity to be remembered well.

Mon Apr 8, 2013, 10:34 AM

Apr 2013

The Falklands War. I always saw the whole tragic, tragic mess as a result of her flexing her muscles to show off for Reagan. Young British and Argentine men died, when she could have pulled off a simple, but dramatic diplomatic coup.

If I had been Thatcher, I could have averted the Falklands War with two phone calls.

1. To Reagan, asking him to back my play.

2. To the Prime Minister of Argentina, telling him that the UK and the US held approximately 90% of Argentina's overseas debt. Get out of the Falklands, or we're calling in our loans. He would have grumbled and fum-fuhed a little, and then pulled the troops. You can't fight a war if you have no money, and no international credit.

She failed her country.

But thanks to Tony Blair, she's out of the celler of fecklessness.

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Margaret Thatcher is dead [View all] malaise Apr 2013 OP

Rec. The Link Apr 2013 #1

RIP ananda Apr 2013 #2

Yeah this is harsh, but... shenmue Apr 2013 #3

Wish I could rec that malaise Apr 2013 #9

When? April 8, 2013. progressoid Apr 2013 #94

The evil hag will not be missed. mr blur Apr 2013 #4

Here's a great thread malaise Apr 2013 #137

The only regret I have about her death DonCoquixote Apr 2013 #5

My Mom always said, "if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all." So, FSogol Apr 2013 #6

My mom always said 'speak the truth and speak it ever malaise Apr 2013 #7

LOL. Tell us how you really feel Cali_Democrat Apr 2013 #120

Wish I could malaise Apr 2013 #133

Okay for you, but malthaussen Apr 2013 #26

Yes, those were the days amuse bouche Apr 2013 #29

All I know of her is her name. I was born in the late 80s. Comrade_McKenzie Apr 2013 #8

Which part of her family? malaise Apr 2013 #12

My knowledge on Thatcher is less than 10%... so maybe there's a non-evil nephew... Comrade_McKenzie Apr 2013 #17

Here's a fitting thread for Thatcher malaise Apr 2013 #20

sorry, the neo-libs are still entrenched on both sides of the pond. KG Apr 2013 #10

I know malaise Apr 2013 #14

Some poignant words from John Lydon come to mind . . . HughBeaumont Apr 2013 #11

Love John Lydon UnrepentantLiberal Apr 2013 #68

. Capt. Obvious Apr 2013 #13

Ding Dong, the witch is dead..... rhett o rick Apr 2013 #15

Indeed malaise Apr 2013 #16

Which ol' witch, The WICKED witch!! n/t thatgemguy Apr 2013 #50

That's the one. nm rhett o rick Apr 2013 #52

Which old witch? The Wicked Witch! backscatter712 Apr 2013 #60

She'll finally get to spend time with her buddy Ronny davidpdx Apr 2013 #18

The Day That Thatcher Dies proud2BlibKansan Apr 2013 #19

Error on the BBC this morning malaise Apr 2013 #21

Bwahahaha a strike! Cal Carpenter Apr 2013 #23

Breath-taking irony malaise Apr 2013 #25

You almost have to think it's not even a typo but a Freudian slip. mountain grammy Apr 2013 #38

A union worker malaise Apr 2013 #46

Ha ha, no doubt! mountain grammy Apr 2013 #180

Oh the irony!!! truebrit71 Apr 2013 #64

She inspired a lot of rockers to diss her treestar Apr 2013 #173

Yep. No tears for hateful murderous RWers Cal Carpenter Apr 2013 #22

Let the 1% mourn for Thatcher malaise Apr 2013 #24

The Brits are desperately trying to amuse bouche Apr 2013 #27

Now on the front page: "#INSENSITIVE?" backscatter712 Apr 2013 #160

It's so interesting amuse bouche Apr 2013 #168

No tears here either. polly7 Apr 2013 #28

Decorum dictates that we not speak ill of the dead. baldguy Apr 2013 #30

Say something good about the dead....... LongTomH Apr 2013 #128

Good riddance. nt redqueen Apr 2013 #31

I have nothing to say about her. DinahMoeHum Apr 2013 #32

I believe Elvis says it best mulsh Apr 2013 #33

Nice Cal Carpenter Apr 2013 #34

Deep malaise Apr 2013 #36

30 years too late.. RR too! mountain grammy Apr 2013 #35

How many illegal wars did she start? Nye Bevan Apr 2013 #37

LOL Cal Carpenter Apr 2013 #42

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She supported the 2003 Iraq War --your praise of her can't be done without lying CreekDog Apr 2013 #116

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No tears here- Starry Messenger Apr 2013 #39

Here's where Billy Bragg lives today. Nye Bevan Apr 2013 #41

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And today, Cal Carpenter Apr 2013 #67

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I'm surprised it's not there already. Occulus Apr 2013 #73

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"There is no alternative!" Cal Carpenter Apr 2013 #85

That ship sailed years ago. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2013 #76

Well yeah you have a point there Cal Carpenter Apr 2013 #80

It's actually kind of amusing. I agree with almost all of President Obama's policies, Nye Bevan Apr 2013 #111

Slamming Billy Bragg whilst supporting Thatcher is quite revealing Nye HangOnKids Apr 2013 #125

DAMN she wasn't bluffing. Now there are 6 star members ignoring me. Nye Bevan Apr 2013 #130

you shouldn't have said she didn't start an illegal war when she supported one publicly CreekDog Apr 2013 #150

Well, we're dealing with two variables. PETRUS Apr 2013 #146

Good for Billy Bragg! They_Live Apr 2013 #90

I love looking at houses. Whatcha got on... WorseBeforeBetter Apr 2013 #156

And? Starry Messenger Apr 2013 #161

Seems to me he is for a social safety net treestar Apr 2013 #171

Anyone know the reference to Little John treestar Apr 2013 #172

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I'll {mis}quote Clarence Darrow Warpy Apr 2013 #43

Nice post but both countries?? malaise Apr 2013 #44

True that but we were at the epicenter of it here and in the UK Warpy Apr 2013 #53

So dementia and Alzheimer's are 'not a coincidence?' RZM Apr 2013 #48

I guess my Grandma must have been an evil person (nt) Nye Bevan Apr 2013 #51

Long observation Warpy Apr 2013 #55

Is there evidence for this? RZM Apr 2013 #62

Then there are those who carefully cultivate it within themselves Occulus Apr 2013 #74

Good riddance to the evil old fascist Prophet 451 Apr 2013 #45

The Iron Lady: Michael White looks back at the life of Margaret Thatcher malaise Apr 2013 #93

on my facebook d_r Apr 2013 #54

About time. russspeakeasy Apr 2013 #56

The Brits sound happy to be rid of her LittleBlue Apr 2013 #57

"I have never killed (anyone), Walk away Apr 2013 #58

If I may, I would like to quote Grumpy Cat, Arctic Dave Apr 2013 #59

There truly is a Grumpy for everything... WorseBeforeBetter Apr 2013 #157

LOL!!! Arctic Dave Apr 2013 #158

Sure didn't take long, eh? WorseBeforeBetter Apr 2013 #159

You know, I couldn't care less, actually. catbyte Apr 2013 #61

dance jollyreaper2112 Apr 2013 #63

How about that... santamargarita Apr 2013 #65

It is said that if Berlin Expat Apr 2013 #66

Finally mile18blister Apr 2013 #70

Of the dead, let nothing but good be said. Jester Messiah Apr 2013 #71

I always thought she missed a superb opportunity to be remembered well. Aristus Apr 2013 #72

Nah, she'd still be hated. Spider Jerusalem Apr 2013 #79

I agree. Aristus Apr 2013 #81

"This next song is dedicated to the Tory Party and all the shit they're getting us into" Kolesar Apr 2013 #77

She is not going to be remembered well. caseymoz Apr 2013 #78

Is it necessary for people to speak this badly about someone who's just died? TimberValley Apr 2013 #82

Whatever n/t malaise Apr 2013 #87

I had nothing good to day about her when she was alive. Why should that change just because she died truebrit71 Apr 2013 #88

Here? Yes. cherokeeprogressive Apr 2013 #89

Not just anyone who's just died. A rightwing shit head who died. Cal Carpenter Apr 2013 #92

It's not necessary Floyd_Gondolli Apr 2013 #102

Thank you. Was wondering if anyone else had felt the same way. TimberValley Apr 2013 #104

The difference she actively, knowingly did harm to an awful lot of people alarimer Apr 2013 #115

All of that might be true Floyd_Gondolli Apr 2013 #117

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Yeah but nobody will bother determining that Floyd_Gondolli Apr 2013 #139

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But how does her death improve your life? Floyd_Gondolli Apr 2013 #141

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We'll celebrate together when Cheney goes Floyd_Gondolli Apr 2013 #143

+1,000 malaise Apr 2013 #167

You mean like the way they were so respectful about Ted Kennedy? truebrit71 Apr 2013 #144

Exactly. The right-wingers have been there, done that. backscatter712 Apr 2013 #149

Ehhh, who gives a crap what the rightwing nuts say about our people? Arugula Latte Apr 2013 #129

I had nothing good to say about her when she was alive. Apophis Apr 2013 #107

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Never mind. sibelian Apr 2013 #138

When it's a monster like Thatcher? YES Prophet 451 Apr 2013 #183

BBC - "Thatcher Stands By Pinochet" - 26 March 1999 hatrack Apr 2013 #83

I don't plan to forget that malaise Apr 2013 #91

Couldn't have happened to a more worthy person. Fearless Apr 2013 #84

I say absolutely nothing good or bad, just saying nt steve2470 Apr 2013 #86

Having a little Hell party with Franco, Mussolini, Pinochet, Ronnie and the rest of the rotten bunch Arugula Latte Apr 2013 #95

and that Austrian guy who died in 1945 also nt steve2470 Apr 2013 #97

I am not shedding many tears duffyduff Apr 2013 #96

I thought she died many years ago slackmaster Apr 2013 #98

That was just her soul and humanity n/t Cal Carpenter Apr 2013 #100

I remember people singing "Ding-Dong The Witch Is Dead!" slackmaster Apr 2013 #101

A horrible, stupid woman... joeybee12 Apr 2013 #99

I can think of many negative adjectives to describe her, but stupid isn't one of them. slackmaster Apr 2013 #121

Dumb enough to buy into free market shit... joeybee12 Apr 2013 #122

Good. RetroLounge Apr 2013 #103

well this gives them an opportunity to have some posts outside the gungeon CreekDog Apr 2013 #176

sort of... RetroLounge Apr 2013 #186

Haha. As my day to day lampost, I will use Madame Thatcher Catherina Apr 2013 #105

What a fair, fair tribute Cal Carpenter Apr 2013 #109

I think so too! I'm saving them lol n/t Catherina Apr 2013 #124

Will Pitt Posted a link to 21 songs MagTheWarHog inspired HangOnKids Apr 2013 #132

I just found a song by The Exploited, but if I posted it or its lyrics here, I'd get PPR'd. backscatter712 Apr 2013 #163

No tears from me either. Apophis Apr 2013 #106

De mortuis nil nisi bonum KamaAina Apr 2013 #108

I'm with Moms Mabley on this alarimer Apr 2013 #110

This was created a few months ago: muriel_volestrangler Apr 2013 #112

Wow!! malaise Apr 2013 #119

The woman who single-handedly ruined the "if women ruled the world, things would be different" line. Marr Apr 2013 #114

Good spot malaise Apr 2013 #134

Frankie Boyle's tweets on Thatcher's death... backscatter712 Apr 2013 #118

I miss Spitting Image's satire of Thatcher. backscatter712 Apr 2013 #123

Too good malaise Apr 2013 #135

Just to be sure: Put a wooden stake through her heart, backscatter712 Apr 2013 #126

What heart? [nt] Jester Messiah Apr 2013 #164

Look for the shriveled, blackened part in the chest cavity - it's so small you can barely see it. backscatter712 Apr 2013 #165

I recently learned my ex was dead. Now there are two fewer assholes in the world. nt valerief Apr 2013 #127

Your ex was probably a saint compared with this woman malaise Apr 2013 #148

Yes, but only because he wasn't given the chance to make millions of people valerief Apr 2013 #182

good Marrah_G Apr 2013 #131

Most British newspapers have turned off the comments section malaise Apr 2013 #147

Well that sucks! Scootaloo Apr 2013 #151

Just dance malaise Apr 2013 #152

... Scootaloo Apr 2013 #153

Neo-FASCIST NWO. WinkyDink Apr 2013 #154

In her world Mandela was a terrorist and Pinochet was a freedom fighter. pa28 Apr 2013 #155

Her legacy is of public division, private selfishness and a cult of greed malaise Apr 2013 #162

wow thought she died years ago nt Islandurp Apr 2013 #166

Well she's had amuse bouche Apr 2013 #169

All hail Leslie Bricusse! blogslut Apr 2013 #170

Ugh. NWO. Rex Apr 2013 #174

She's now in a special place, meeting the people she admired in life. ocpagu Apr 2013 #175

I see malaise Apr 2013 #181

Abe Vigoda is NOT dead. nt madinmaryland Apr 2013 #177

He's the Schr�dinger's Cat of entertainment! n/t backscatter712 Apr 2013 #178

Here, you'll need these. Deep13 Apr 2013 #179

Don't forget the crucifix and garlic! n/t backscatter712 Apr 2013 #185

The amateur is dead... Orsino Apr 2013 #184