Margaret Thatcher

It seems strange that there are two threads about Lady Thatcher ,the other one mainly anti and this one pro. I was beginning to think that the whole of G N was against her until I found this thread, which is not what the opinion polls have reported.Are people too intimidated to state their positive views of her the other thread? But perhaps I am being a bit dim.

There are actually more than two, agapanthus, but I'll copy my post from one of the others here:

'I think I posted on another thread - or it could have been this one - that any pro-Mrs Ts among posting Gransnet members may well not be prepared to face the negative responses they'd get if they ventured to put their views forward. Let's not pretend that wouldn't happen.'

I think that just about sums it up. And no, you're not being dim!

There are mixed opinions on this thread and on the other thread.

What do people mean "intimidated"? Are you intimidated because someone has a different view from your own?

In the past I admit to being feeling intimidated by others who may have held very different views than myself. But these days I tend to just agree to disagree and move on. I try not to take anything too personally and it does take all kinds to make a world after all doesn't it? How boring would life be if we all agreed all of the time?

At least the death of Mrs T ( whatever your political views) has given us something to talk about .

Don't know whether I am coming or going with all these Mrs T threads. I am sure I have replied to a few posts on the wrong threads.

Oh yes - look This one needs an airing. Only 30 posts.

Keep up at the back there!

Oooh, is this the nice thread? Am I detecting a bit of humour even? Is humour a right wing thing do you think? Does being left wing make you more wrinkled?

Yeah well. They've featured my 'idiotic thickos' one on the front page!

Surprisingly.

(In the news)

See?

No j08 where? The Guardian?

No!!! (delusions of grandeur?) Front 'page' of Gransnet!

Ah ok. Won't be asking for autographs but will take a look, it's a start.

Sel j08

I love the idea that humour might be a right wing thing. I don't remember Thatcher being a laugh a minute, but I do remember several excellent satirical shows, which were probably made by those humourless left wingers
And as I approach my 2,000 mark for jokes posted, I think I can safely claim to have quite a good sense of humour.

I don't know Greatnan I do just find some of the comments on here make me chuckle. I agree, MT was not a laugh a minute person.

Well, I guess even unionists can't be all bad WhenIm!

Nice conversation though and at least, unlike The Yoof of today who are rioting and protesting at her life, we were there. We did live it.

Not speaking ill of the dead? When Jimmy Saville died, I posted a fairly bland comment on Gransnet, but just before I did I deleted the last sentence in which I described finding him a bit weird and creepy because I thought maybe it was not appropriate in the context. Yeah…

Sel I think Margaret Thatcher was renowned for not having a sense of humour which caused much merriment in the Tory party. "Everyone should have a little Willy" etc.

Oh yes Absent!

Speaking ill of the dead - if Philpott died in prison I wonder what the reaction would be?

I hardly think the comparison stands up bluebell

The point I was making was that many posts said the dead (in general it was implied) should be respected - they didn't actually mean that at all, they meant, don't you dare criticise MT. Of course it's perfectly right to criticise people after their death, there is no general rule.

bluebell criticism is perfectly fine, it's vitriol and hatred that are so distasteful and unacceptable. Regardless of your opinion of MT, an elected politician,using Philpott, a convicted criminal as a comparison is slightly odd. I don't think you're the first though if that's any consolation. Someone remarked on one of the threads something about not being able to criticise Hitler & Pol Pot then.

Sel - many posts were making the general point that it was wrong to criticise a person after their death. They didn't really mean that - that's why I made my point and why the point was made about Pol Pot and Hitler.

How do you know what the posters meant, bluebell? That's twice you've asserted that 'they didn't really mean that'.

Deep sigh..........................................I'm wandering away from all this yakkity yak. Maybe meet others of a like-mind in the quiet room #shortbread&