RIP Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher has died at 87 after a period of failing health.
There are really not enough superlatives to describe her leadership, clarity, and strength of character. It’s very difficult to think of a person of her stature alive today.
Reagan’s counterpart across the pond in terms of philosophy of government, she was so obviously brilliant that even her critics could never attack her on the grounds of lack of intelligence; they had to resort to other criticisms. Of course, since she was both strong and conservative, she was demonized both in life and in death (see this and this for typically hateful examples of the latter) by the opposition.
Conservative, Euroskeptic, victorious Cold Warrior—and yes, woman—she is being eulogized these ways:
From David Cameron: “Margaret Thatcher succeeded against all the odds. The real thing is she didn’t just lead our country; she saved our country.”
“I believe she will go down as the greatest British peacetime prime minister.”
John Major called her “a force of nature.”
Tony Blair, “A towering figure.”
The adjectives and tributes keep coming. But perhaps the best tribute of all is a glimpse at the lady herself, in action. Note the gleam in her eye and the smile on her face. What relish she had for the verbal fray!:
RIP, Lady Thatcher. Stellar, unique, courageous.
and Annette funnichello… the worlds most favorite long term mousketeer…
[in fact, the list for the past week is kind of long]\
the BBC made sure to put up an image of her with jimmy saville…
national review has a piece which quotes leftists saying the reason they flooded the UK was to change the demographics and then prevent right wing from having a chance..
like in the USA…
quote was andrew neather
“they’d rather the poor were poorer, as long as the gap [between rich and poor] is smaller.”
Brilliant! She (and other like-thinkers) truly had an understanding that liberals don’t get.
The UK IS better off today because of her.
RIP.
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and remember we copied them…
(Though the best part is the finding out that peter hitchens is a convert like neo… peter is Christopher hitches smarter brother)
Mass Immigration Was the Left’s Revenge for Thatcher
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/344939/mass-immigration-was-lefts-revenge-thatcher-mark-krikorian
now. how much more blatant do you ahve to be to reveal the point of what i said is the new soviet style political game
ie. do not discuss asctual merits, but instead, hide the real reason, and then sell the public on something else.
which is what the last paragraph says is the normal technique for doing this, as if nothing is wrong with doing this.
however, if you owned a company and an employee was doing this to management, what would you do? give them a raise?
the point here is that the left is selling things based on some spravka, and the real reason is the stuff they pass between them
so planned parenthood is not a social good, its eugenics.
now you know that their game is a METHODOLOGY AND PROCESS for getting you to accept things like fixing the black population to 15% or so for the past 100+ years… and genociding, demociding the white population, for the reason given here as to multicultural and one party systems!!
here is peter telling you how you been duped
notice that being a part of it, he read their stuff and knew whats going on, and you can bet that even though he is not a part of it, he reads their stuff to know whats going on, what the goals are, and so on.
How I am partly to blame for Mass Immigration
Peter Hitchens
http://hitchensblog.mailonsunday.co.uk/2013/04/how-i-am-partly-to-blame-for-mass-immigration.html
almost all the points that people deny, the denials are the lie that makes them ok!!!!!!!
so, now take a look around and think… does feminism help or exterminate? does it still promote eugenics (so it can sell baby parts for cash and politics)? is it exporting it to other countries? are they seeking post birth abortions. ie more eugenics and euthanasia…
how about any other left position where peoples common sense says it will not lead to a good thing, and what they say
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If only the legacy of Reagan and Thatcher doesn’t turn out to be a temporary respite before the fall! For every Ataturk doing less than thorough work of rooting out evil, there will be an Erdogan in waiting, eventually turning it all to naught.
Reagan’s America was a good time and place to be in, but at the same that free mark capitalism was having its moment of breathing air, its opponents were just finishing the work of worming their way into the education centers and media outlets so as to ensure that those years could be undone. As for Thatcher’s Britain, that last gasp of the United Kingdom’s glory has now fallen prey not only to rampant anti-capitalism but also to the failure to check Britain’s colonization by the third-world entrees rushing in through the floodgates.
It’s amazing: All this turn of events has taken place within my lifetime, yet there are enough cautionary notes here for centuries to come.
On a more optimistic tone: Is yours a ‘zero TV’ home? from The American Thinker. A possible harbinger of the people breaking the yoke of the Mainstream Media all by themselves.
Thanks for posting that video — what an impressive performance.
I’ve often thought that Hillary Clinton has always wanted to be our Thatcher, although from the left, of course.
But she’ll never come close. Can’t imagine Thatcher ever saying “what difference does it make,” as Hillary did in her testimony about the Benghazi debacle.
Ann: the thing about Thatcher in that video (besides her obvious delight in skewering that guy) was that she really had the left’s number, didn’t she?
The British Lioness! Thank God we have videos of her like that one. And her Thatcherisms – wisdom for the ages. RIP dear Lady.
How right she is. Obama talks about fairness. He could care less that the poorer are poorer (as they are today) just so long as the gap between the rich and poor is smaller. So dumb it beggars belief.
The principles we must preserve are individual dignity and sanctity of human life. These are axiomatic truths which most people accept for granted, but are routinely denied by some minority interests. Any proposed philosophy must be based on these principles and reconcilable with natural constraints (e.g. finitely available and accessible resources, evolutionary principles — fitness), and must be internally, externally, and mutually consistent.
Socialism fails because it denies individual dignity and marginalizes the value of human life. It is a system designed to consolidate capital and control in minority hands through redistributive change and other coercive acts. It is defended and propagated with the false promise of “equality.” Its proponents exploit opportunistic and vulnerability traits in the population, by promising material (e.g. money), physical (e.g. abortion), and ego (e.g. self-esteem) instant (or immediate) gratification without consequences. It also marginalizes and eviscerates competing interests, which permits corruption to progress unchecked.
There are better compromises between men and women, which are capable of respecting individual dignity, and preserving the intrinsic value of human life.
Paul Gigot at WSJ mentioned three things that Thatcher stood for: financial freedom, national self-respect, and personal virtue. The first and the last are often talked about in the US by fiscal and social conservatives, but national self-respect gets short shrift in our political discussions. We are all too often forced in to apologizing for not being perfect. We brainwash the young into thinking we are the worst country ever, and we tell immigrants that they should choose their original culture over ours. We really need to follow Thatcher and learn to walk upright once again.
I think Thatcher’s strength came because her principles were formed by her life experience rather than ideology.
Charles Says:
April 8th, 2013 at 1:56 pm
RINOs don’t seem to get it either, or at least they are unable to articulate it.
Steve Says:
April 8th, 2013 at 4:58 pm
And even that is a lie. Socialism is a fraud. It’s a modern-day form of feudalism. It collapses and impoverishes the middle class (the bourgeoisie), but leaves those at the very top untouched. Look at the nomenklatura in the Soviet Union, or the hereditary monarchy in North Korea, or the fact that the “man of the people” Hugo Chavez was worth billions when he died.
Look at how the Obamas live like royalty on the taxpayer’s dime. There’s a certain mentality among the poor where they don’t mind their leaders living like kings, yet they want to punish the guy down the street who has a bigger house or a nicer car.
ziontruth Says:
April 8th, 2013 at 2:28 pm
Yep! For years I had gradually been losing interest in TV entertainment, but would still watch news and sports. After Election Night 2008 I quit watching TV news, but would still occasionally watch sports. After the 2012 election I cancelled my cable TV subscription and turned in my converter boxes. I realized that the money I was paying was going to support the TV channels whether I watched them or not. So I made a conscious decision to cut off my financial support. It was a small gesture on my part to “starve the beast”, and I’m glad to see that I am not alone.
rickl,
“…and I’m glad to see that I am not alone.”
It’s amazing how this thought is repeated by so many ZTVers. I thought I was the only one too. Look at the comments on the American Thinker article, or on the Hot Air headline, and you can only be heartened.
It’s a stab at undoing Gramsci. That’s why I’m so excited by this news.
Some great Thatcher quotes courtesy of RedAlertpolitics:
1. “The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people’s money.”
2. “Pennies don’t fall from heaven, they have to be earned here on earth.”
3. “No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he’d only had good intentions; he had money as well.”
4. “Economics are the method; the object is to change the heart and soul.”
5. “My policies are based not on some economics theory, but on things I and millions like me were brought up with: an honest day’s work for an honest day’s pay; live within your means; put by a nest egg for a rainy day; pay your bills on time; support the police.”
6. “The choice facing the nation is between two totally different ways of life. And what a prize we have to fight for: no less than the chance to banish from our land the dark, divisive clouds of Marxist socialism and bring together men and women from all walks of life who share a belief in freedom.”
And finally (paraphrasing St. Francis of Assisi):
7. “Where there is discord, may we bring harmony. Where there is error, may we bring truth. Where there is doubt, may we bring faith. And where there is despair, may we bring hope.”
http://redalertpolitics.com/2013/04/08/7-margaret-thatcher-quotes-to-inspire-conservatives/