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Originally Posted by Mog
This demand for respectful silence in the wake of a public figure's death is not just misguided but dangerous. That one should not speak ill of the dead is arguably appropriate when a private person dies, but it is wildly inappropriate for the death of a controversial public figure, particularly one who wielded significant influence and political power. "Respecting the grief" of Thatcher's family members is appropriate if one is friends with them or attends a wake they organise, but the protocols are fundamentally different when it comes to public discourse about the person's life and political acts.
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I respect your opinion, but cannot agree with it. I had no love for the woman, but would not stoop to slight her in death.
There is no need for this bile fest. Her span of leadership lasted eleven and a half years...her life was 87 years.....so she spent something close to an eighth of her life in the public eye...serving the country. Surely she must be defined by her whole, not the small part the people wish to remember her for.