Lady Thatcher is dead

[citizen k]

I am not blinded by ideology.

Although I can't stand Thatcherism and think it is highly evil,

[Habbaku]

I am not blinded by ideology.

Although I can't stand Thatcherism and think it is highly evil,

I had the same reaction.  Hilarious.

[Admiral Yi]

You got it wrong. Admiral Yi said "I am familiar with the case for her"

I, seriously, want to know what that is; before I can make my counter argument. In other words, I am not familiar with the case for her. Please explain. I am an idiot. Thanks.

I said I'm familiar with the case for her after you had said people should be out in the streets cheering her death.  That's not the position of someone waiting to make a counter argument.

FWIW I don't know how she busted the unions.  I assume she busted them by simply not giving in to their demands and going ahead with plans to privatize and close money losing mines.

[Josephus]

I am not blinded by ideology.

Although I can't stand Thatcherism and think it is highly evil,

I had the same reaction.  Hilarious.

You guys take the cake.

Let me dumb it down. Although I hate Thatcherism and consider it bad, I am not as blinded by my ideology as you guys are, so as to not concede the following points (the rest of my comment from which you cropped from)

[PDH]

I said I'm familiar with the case for her after you had said people should be out in the streets cheering her death.  That's not the position of someone waiting to make a counter argument.

FWIW I don't know how she busted the unions.  I assume she busted them by simply not giving in to their demands and going ahead with plans to privatize and close money losing mines.

I thought Tyr said people should be out in the streets, Josephus simply agreed. I understand going after josq is like debating Tim, but really, his should be the focus of this - initial post, street dancing, etc.

For what it is worth, I believe that as a symbol she will be remembered as incredibly important.

[Josquius]

For the record: I didn't say people should be out on the streets. I said that if street parties were the done thing in this day and age then there would definatly be one for her death.
I nick the words of I've no clue who:
When Thatcher dies there has to be a state funeral. Half the country will want to honour her, the other half will want to make sure the bitch is really dead.

[Ed Anger]

I'm sure if they are out on the streets, they will be in their natural state.

Drunk, with underwear down to their ankles.

[PDH]

I'm sure if they are out on the streets, they will be in their natural state.

Drunk, with underwear down to their ankles.

Getting beaten up by female impersonators.

[Admiral Yi]

For the record: I didn't say people should be out on the streets. I said that if street parties were the done thing in this day and age then there would definatly be one for her death.
I nick the words of I've no clue who:
When Thatcher dies there has to be a state funeral. Half the country will want to honour her, the other half will want to make sure the bitch is really dead.

Fair enough.  And the smileys at the beginning of the OP, were you really that happy that a cat died?

[citizen k]

I am not blinded by ideology.

Although I can't stand Thatcherism and think it is highly evil,

I had the same reaction.  Hilarious.

You guys take the cake.

Let me dumb it down. Although I hate Thatcherism and consider it bad, I am not as blinded by my ideology as you guys are, so as to not concede the following points (the rest of my comment from which you cropped from)

It's time to transcend ideology, it has such a 20th century vibe.

[garbon]

So J's dislike is just based on blind ideological leanings?

[citizen k]

So J's dislike is just based on blind ideological leanings?

He admits as much.

[grumbler]

So J's dislike is just based on blind ideological leanings?

Add together:
(1) "I don't know that much about her" and
(2)  "I can't stand Thatcherism and think it is highly evil"
and that equals: "he really doesn't know the case against her, he just knows 'Thatcher bad, m'kay?'"

He both denies it and proves it in subsequent posts, and claims that everyone who notices the truth "take(s) the cake."  Of his "let me dumb it down" concept, I would say that he needs to go much dumber before he can understand himself.    The rest of us have no problem understanding what he is really saying even at the dumbness level at which he started.

[Josquius]

Fair enough.  And the smileys at the beginning of the OP, were you really that happy that a cat died?

Oh, I'm certainly well on the side who hates her.
Calling for a party when soeone dies though...well even if it is such an evil bitch its still....wrong.

[CountDeMoney]

The case for Thatcher: Conservative.
The case against Thatcher: Conservative.

That about sums it up.