Margaret Thatcher is Dead

[Communist Quinntopia]

Well it doesn't apply to all of them.
By the way St. George was a hero.

Was he? What did he do worthy of being called a hero?

He killed a dragon, I think?

Wait... could St. George be the Dragonborn?

[Neo Art]

I am not the topic of this conversation, NA.

Terribly sorry, quite right, taking random potshots at other posters, that's something that's never been allowed before. I totally forgot. I clearly have failed to follow your sterling example.

Kindly get back on topic, or go find something else to do. Thank you.

Oh? Topic? Right. OK. Old bat goes to join her political ideology that pre-deceased her by about 20 years. What more is there to say?

[Arglorand]

Was he? What did he do worthy of being called a hero?

He killed a dragon, I think?

Destroying endangered species is a crime in most countries and jurisdictions.

[The Emerald Dawn]

(ಠ_ಠ)

Not even slightly.

I'll admit. I lol'd.

[CSSR]

YES!!!
The UK is liberated by one capitalist oppressor allreday!
Rejoice!!!

[Of the Free Socialist Territories]

her political ideology that pre-deceased her by about 20 years.

Oh, if only that were the case.

[Nationalist State of Knox]

Was he? What did he do worthy of being called a hero?

He killed a dragon, I think?

Wait... could St. George be the Dragonborn?

Dovahkiin!

Nah, he was a Byzantine knight who was martyred by the Emperor for being Christian, nothing more.

[Nationalist State of Knox]

YES!!!
The UK is liberated by one capitalist oppressor allreday!
Rejoice!!!

The Conservatives are still in power.

[Neo Art]

her political ideology that pre-deceased her by about 20 years.

Oh, if only that were the case.

In a sense conservativism will never "die" because it's always regressive in nature, but what it seeks to "preserve" is evolving along with society. Positions that were held by conservatives 50 years ago, and publically discussed and debated, would never be a public part of the platform now.

[Napkiraly]

her political ideology that pre-deceased her by about 20 years.

Oh, if only that were the case.

The world would be a much better place.

[Yumyumsuppertime]

A bit like her contemporary and friend Ronald Reagan, in that she likely wasn't the bold heroine that her supporters made her out to be, nor the ogre that her detractors painted her as. Looking at her legacy from across the ocean, I can't help but think that she took a broadsword to government programs where a cleaver would have done far less damage, and that history will judge her decisions quite harshly.

[The Black Irish of Montserrat]

Well it doesn't apply to all of them.
By the way St. George was a hero.

Was he? What did he do worthy of being called a hero?

He's got a nation named after him (Georgia) and he's the patron saint of England, amongst other things.

[Souseiseki]

Oh, if only that were the case.

In a sense conservativism will never "die" because it's always regressive in nature, but what it seeks to "preserve" is evolving along with society. Positions that were held by conservatives 50 years ago, and publically discussed and debated, would never be a public part of the platform now.

i can't tell, are you saying thatcherism isn't alive and well? fuck, things like privatizing the NHS and the Royal Mail would have never flown 50 years ago. it's getting worse. thatchers victory in ruining our political climate is eternal. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1jY5fYjV-U

[CSSR]

YES!!!
The UK is liberated by one capitalist oppressor allreday!
Rejoice!!!

The Conservatives are still in power.

Don't worry Labour should win.

[Arglorand]

Was he? What did he do worthy of being called a hero?

He's got a nation named after him (Georgia) and he's the patron saint of England, amongst other things.

That's not a reason to consider him a hero.

That's the result of him being considered a hero.

Falsely.

[Calorax]

Was he? What did he do worthy of being called a hero?

He's got a nation named after him (Georgia) and he's the patron saint of England, amongst other things.

No offence, but that doesn't really mean shit.

He's a nice symbol, nothing more, nothing less.

[Arglorand]

The Conservatives are still in power.

Don't worry Labour should win.

From one neoliberal party to the other.

[Nationalist State of Knox]

The Conservatives are still in power.

Don't worry Labour should win.

Trade one utterly incompetent Party for another? No thanks.

[Napkiraly]

The Conservatives are still in power.

Don't worry Labour should win.

The differences are minimal. Want me to get optimistic? Come back when Miliband has promised to get rid of the recent NHS changes.

[Souseiseki]

The Conservatives are still in power.

Don't worry Labour should win.

labour are only slightly less worse, if not just as bad. they'll do the same neoliberal shite.

[Of the Free Socialist Territories]

Oh, if only that were the case.

In a sense conservativism will never "die" because it's always regressive in nature, but what it seeks to "preserve" is evolving along with society. Positions that were held by conservatives 50 years ago, and publically discussed and debated, would never be a public part of the platform now.

I thought you were talking about Thatcherism, her homicidal socio-economic policy, which is still very much with us.

The Tory party (a majority of whose parties voted against the gay marriage bill when it came to the fore a while ago; it was the first bill in a while that was basically voted through by the opposition, not the government) won't actually call you out for being gay these days, they'd just demonise you if you were unemployed.

The Tory Party is still very much Thatcher's Party, just with slightly less of an anti-gay tendency and far more subtle racism towards Bulgarians and Romanians. her crusade against all things government-run is being taken up with equal vigour by the current lot.

[St George]

He killed a dragon, I think?

Wait... could St. George be the Dragonborn?

Dovahkiin!

Nah, he was a Byzantine knight who was martyred by the Emperor for being Christian, nothing more.

303 is a bit too early to be called 'Byzantine' to be honest.

Also I'd say that standing up to the most powerful man on the planet, and surviving various execution attempts, all for what he believed was right, makes him a hero... or at least heroic.

[Elmo Logic]

I really hope they don't decide to rock with a state funeral.[/quote]
Well they're not exactly.
They're going with a Ceremonial Funeral which is what the Queen Mother had. It's almost the same.

http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/lady-thatchers-funeral/

[The Archregimancy]

I am put in mind of Bond's final statement regarding Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale; the book, of course.

[Arglorand]

In a sense conservativism will never "die" because it's always regressive in nature, but what it seeks to "preserve" is evolving along with society. Positions that were held by conservatives 50 years ago, and publically discussed and debated, would never be a public part of the platform now.

I thought you were talking about Thatcherism, her homicidal socio-economic policy, which is still very much with us.

The Tory party (a majority of whose parties voted against the gay marriage bill when it came to the fore a while ago; it was the first bill in a while that was basically voted through by the opposition, not the government) won't actually call you out for being gay these days, they'd just demonise you if you were unemployed.

The Tory Party is still very much Thatcher's Party, just with slightly less of an anti-gay tendency and far more subtle racism towards Bulgarians and Romanians.

This part is particularly confusing to me because I can never for the love of God see what's so wrong about Bulgarians and Romanians.

I never see why racists tend to point these two particular ethnicities out as opposed to all the others.