Good Time Charlie wrote:This is the first time I've visited FECC to post for a couple of months now. I thought I'd drop by the Off Topic section and see what you guys have made of some of the recent big events that have happened like Thatcher's death, the Boston bombings etc.
And quite frankly, I am appalled and disgusted by some of the comments here. I find it disgusting people think it is OK to 'celebrate' her death. We are not talking about Saddam Hussein or Osama Bin Laden. This lady is not a criminal. You may not have liked her policies, but was she really that bad for you that you celebrate her death? We are talking about a mother, a grandmother and one of the great Prime Ministers of our country.
You know, I'm of the silent majority. I'm not one of these middle class left wing 'champagne socialists' or one of these northern moaners who want everything in life handed to them on a plate. I'm just a regular, working class Londoner who works hard to make a living for myself. To me, Thatcher was and remains a hero. Unlike the phony politics of today's 'spin doctors', she had her beliefs, and whether you agreed with them or not, she stuck by them and didn't give a toss if you didn't like them or not. You have to admire here spirit, at the very least. She was also a great patriot, who served her country greater than any Prime Minister bar Churchill.
I'm of that silent majority, of whom some 250,000 lined the streets of London on Wednesday to dutifily pay our respects to the woman who put the 'Great' back into Britain again. It was a tremendous send off and it re-affirmed by hope in this country's values.
Northern moaners? Thats a bit of a generic offensive comment. I know that because of these comments I can tell that you dont read much outwith the tabloid newspapers.
Do you know what happens when you take everyones tax money and invest it mostly in one area, namely London, what do you think you will have? Plenty of jobs of course. Do you know what happens when less money is invested in one area? fewer jobs. Its all right for you where billions of pounds have been invested. But a bit condescending when you insult people where little has been invested.
And for our northern english readers...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-16235349
"Transport spending 'skewed towards London' The Institute for Public Policy Research North says £2,700 is spent per person in London compared with £5 per head in the north-east of England."
As for making comparison, I can compare her to anyone I feel I think she deserves to be compared to. In one way I can say that Saddam Hussein has not affected my life but Maggie Thatcher has...and Thatcher has affected many lives in this country to their detriment over 30 years. In the Falklands war, Thatcher ordered the sinking of the Belgrano leaving over 300 dead when it was outside and moving away from the exclusion zone. Thatcher was friendly with several dictators while happily supplying them with weapons which were used to kill many innocent people, dictators including Saddam Hussein and Pinochet. You can take a day off work "celebrate" her if you like, you are a bit naive.
On one more note, as for socialism. London receives more per head from the Government that any other part of the UK. And thats not including any of the hidden subsidies the city receives.