Thatcher

[Power1]

Here is something you'll probably find funny.
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_brit...sp?story=312055 (http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/story.jsp?story=312055)

This guy is an idiot. Thatcher was one of the best PM'S we ever had.

[Vladimir]

That was coolm he bate off her head with a pole, and gave her a hitler tache , stupid fukihg facist *****!
She was evil and greedy

[Power1]

Quote: from IrishGuevara32 on 3:02 pm on July 7, 2002
That was coolm he bate off her head with a pole, and gave her a hitler tache , stupid fukihg facist *****!
She was evil and greedy

Thatcher was a great PM. She sorted out our economy and restored some national pride by not surrending to Argentina.

She is also anti EU and agaisnt fedrlisation.

[Zippy]

I always notice that "sorting out our economy" normally means many people losing thier jobs. Coincidence that.

Zippy.

[Red Revolution]

Falklands = Imperialism
Conservative = right wing

Also I think you are forgetting that a lot of PM's come before Maggie T of the greatness chart Churchill, Lloyd George, Disreli, Macmilllian, Chamberlain and Asquith as the greatest PM's. As they all brought forward the socialist welfare state as an idea apart from Churchill who's there on the list cos he got rid of Hitler.

(Edited by Red Revolution at 9:51 pm on July 10, 2002)

[Ernest Everhard]

how do the falklands equal imperialism?

[komsomol]

Quote: from Power1 on 5:45 pm on July 7, 2002

Quote: from IrishGuevara32 on 3:02 pm on July 7, 2002
That was coolm he bate off her head with a pole, and gave her a hitler tache , stupid fukihg facist *****!
She was evil and greedy

Thatcher was a great PM. She sorted out our economy and restored some national pride by not surrending to Argentina.



Yeah well the UK goverment first took the islands off Argentina way back and national pride is small minded because of the lack of action taken by the nation as a whole with widespread pride.

[Power1]

Quote: from Red Revolution on 9:46 pm on July 10, 2002
Falklands = Imperialism
Conservative = right wing

Also I think you are forgetting that a lot of PM's come before Maggie T of the greatness chart Churchill, Lloyd George, Disreli, Macmilllian, Chamberlain and Asquith as the greatest PM's. As they all brought forward the socialist welfare state as an idea apart from Churchill who's there on the list cos he got rid of Hitler.

(Edited by Red Revolution at 9:51 pm on July 10, 2002)


The falklands wasn't imperialism. The islanders wanted to remain a part of Britain and it has belonged to Britain for over 200 years. We had to respond to protect our citizens wishes. We had everyright to respond and Argentina had no claim on the island.

Why is being right wing bad? Thatcher was one of the best PM's probably alongside Churchill.

[guerrillaradio]

Quote: from Power1 on 11:05 pm on July 10, 2002
The falklands wasn't imperialism. The islanders wanted to remain a part of Britain and it has belonged to Britain for over 200 years. We had to respond to protect our citizens wishes. We had everyright to respond and Argentina had no claim on the island.

Hmm...fair enough, but I can never condone the Falklands War simply cos of its loss of life. I guess in many ways it was a no-win situation...

[Power1]

The falklands war was terrible for the loss of life i agree. I know that as one of my dad's friend's who i know well fought there.

I think it was justified though because we had to protect our citizens. Argentina only invaded to prop up their milatry junta anyway. It was their last shot and their fell from power afterwards.

[Red Revolution]

The Falklands came into british soverenty by colonization in other words IMPERIALSIM get my drift.
Also we decided to..., ...oh wait I mean the Thatcher administration decided to fight the argentines as a last ditch glipse of the empire days.

[Guest]

Quote: from Red Revolution on 9:31 pm on July 11, 2002
The Falklands came into british soverenty by colonization in other words IMPERIALSIM get my drift.
Also we decided to..., ...oh wait I mean the Thatcher administration decided to fight the argentines as a last ditch glipse of the empire days.

The falkands were taken over 200 years ago and the people consider themselves British so it doesn't matter if it was IMPERIALSIM. Why do you seem to hate it so much by the way?

Argentina invaded so Thatcher had to fight the Argentines to liberate the British people.

[Power1]

The last post was by me. Come on the British Empire was cool Revolution.

[Anonymous]

i dont condenm the english on this one!!! the Argentian Gov. would do bad stuff to the Falkland islands!!! England Had those territorys by rifght! and i dont hear anyone complaining about the englishs in the falklands! so....

[Red Revolution]

Quote: from Power1 on 11:04 pm on July 11, 2002
The last post was by me. Come on the British Empire was cool Revolution.


OK I will just about agree with the decision to liberate the Falklands only because the Argentine gov were right wing and only invaded to keep the civilian population's notice off the enevitable recession. - juat like mussolini

Also please explain why the Brithish Empire was cool - it may have been the largest ever but what else was so great about it?

[Power1]

The British Empire spread civilisation around the world. Africa would be in a much worse state if we had never been there.

[Moskitto]

History denies your assertion in that Africa was actually moderately well off until the Europeans came, who denied and denounced everything that the Africans ever did, eg. Zimbabwe, Benin, Egypt. Also the colonization set up whole countries to become single cash crop exporters making their economies relient on their former colonial masters. Also the colonization led to countries being created from the old colonial borders in places where they should not be (Rwanda as an example) leading to genocide. Then there was the genocidal rampages of Leopold II and Lothar Von Trotha who became one of the biggest and most brutal mass murderers of the century.

If you think colonialism was good for Africa, I suggest you think again.

[Conghaileach]

What doyou think of the idea of Gibraltar gaining "joint sovereignty"?

[kidicarus20]

Thatcher was a stupid capitlist moron. Blaiir is plenty bad though, he supports GE.

I'm glad this kelleher did that though, LOL. it's funny.

(Edited by kidicarus20 at 3:07 pm on July 13, 2002)

[Moskitto]

I think it should be up to the people of Gibralta.

Also Spain's policy on Gibralta is hipocritical because they own enclaves in Morocco.

[Anonymous]

the people of gibraltor are declaring a reforendum to show the strength of opinion in opposing Spanish sovereignty, i think that if they're happy with it they should keep British sovereignty.

[Red Revolution]

According to the 10 o'clock news they couldn't find a single person who even wanted to have SHARED soveregnty with spain. I think if thats the case Britain should tell the spanish where to get off.

[marxistdisciple]

I heard 75% of the population was protesting on the street against the idea. They'll just have a referendum and hopefully the UK and Spain will leave the stupid argument alone.

Thatcher wasn't a good prime minister at all. The only two arguments people ever make about her is A) the economy got better. (It does tend to when you fire 50,000 people.)

B) the falklands war (what is good about war?)

The falklands war didn't occur because of thatcher - it happened because argentinia invaded british terortory. yes, the people liked being british. We attacked them back, we won. That's all there was too it really. One of my housemates goes on about it all the time. It was just a minor little war, and they never had a chance against the UK anyway.

Thatcher did a hell of a lot of bad things for the UK too, including poll tax (that was exceptionally unpopular, and unfair.) Basically she was a right wing, fascist *****. I think the same people who are support her probably read the daily mail. lol