Yes thatcher's finally emited her last ear-piercing scream and dissolved into dust, we know. I write this not as a eulogy or chance to slag her off. I'm not a fan of her politics, her party, or of her in general. Now that she's dead, I hate the fact that a bunch of crusty old should-be anachronistic racist homophobes, who should be hated, are now dragged onto the tv to gush about her as best they can. I also thought it was disgraceful that in the last few years of her life, the Conservative party saw fit to wheel Thatcher out to events despite being the human equivalent of silly putty. On the whole though, despite not being around then, I can't sympathise with someone who has had lasting negative effects on Britain. As far as I'm concerned, she can rot. Instead, the larger part of my piece will go to the 'facebook' tributes, which I had the good fortune to view today, and all of which were helpfully bundled together by an unwanted Facebook feature.
First up, people commented through jokes, relief, or through comments in favour of her*. These were then followed by self-righteous comments about people making light of the situation 'there is a family in mourning,' that kind of thing. What followed then was smug comments such as, and I quote "Don't really get all the posts deploring Thatcher by people who weren't even born when she was in office - "I don't follow politics but I know a bandwagon when I see one" - as though one has to have been there to judge; as though political interest depends on your chronology. A few people have put this link up from wannabe Onion website the Daily Mash. It's not satire if there isn't truth to it; it's not satire if it's only to assage a Young Conservatives mind. This self-righteous moralising is worse than people who out and out respect a woman who disenfranchised a generation, advanced the breakup of Britain as an industrial nation, and followed a 'greed is good' mantra which still has an enormous knock-on effect today. saying that people don't understand because they weren't around is untrue, an insult, and is mostly spread by people who continuously mention Churchill in conversation. Fuck 'em, and fuck anyone who tries to make you feel guilty for how you want to feel.
In conclusion. People are the worst, and Thatcher was a shitty person.
OK, that's enough of that, I've got some funny stuff coming up, luckily if there aren't pictures, I don't have to worry about readers, so up yours.
Have a great one everyone
Pascal
*now ex-friends, I'd had this day set aside as a 'friend pruning opportunity' for a long time, in fact when I last saw Thatcher on the news looking like she'd lost all her bones three or four years ago.
First up, people commented through jokes, relief, or through comments in favour of her*. These were then followed by self-righteous comments about people making light of the situation 'there is a family in mourning,' that kind of thing. What followed then was smug comments such as, and I quote "Don't really get all the posts deploring Thatcher by people who weren't even born when she was in office - "I don't follow politics but I know a bandwagon when I see one" - as though one has to have been there to judge; as though political interest depends on your chronology. A few people have put this link up from wannabe Onion website the Daily Mash. It's not satire if there isn't truth to it; it's not satire if it's only to assage a Young Conservatives mind. This self-righteous moralising is worse than people who out and out respect a woman who disenfranchised a generation, advanced the breakup of Britain as an industrial nation, and followed a 'greed is good' mantra which still has an enormous knock-on effect today. saying that people don't understand because they weren't around is untrue, an insult, and is mostly spread by people who continuously mention Churchill in conversation. Fuck 'em, and fuck anyone who tries to make you feel guilty for how you want to feel.
In conclusion. People are the worst, and Thatcher was a shitty person.
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OK, that's enough of that, I've got some funny stuff coming up, luckily if there aren't pictures, I don't have to worry about readers, so up yours.
Have a great one everyone
Pascal
*now ex-friends, I'd had this day set aside as a 'friend pruning opportunity' for a long time, in fact when I last saw Thatcher on the news looking like she'd lost all her bones three or four years ago.
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