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Old 16-04-2013, 17:03   #312
kestrelx
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Re: Margaret Thatcher

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Originally Posted by DaveinGermany View Post
Bit of over exaggeration don't you think Kes ? Okay she wasn't everyones cup of tea ..... but Hitler ? No I don't recall anything in her tenure about death camps, attempted extermination of several races or for that matter invasion, conquering & subjugation of other Countries peoples (trust me I know, insider information & all that due to being in the Army at that time think I would've noticed) .

Lively debate is one thing & there's always going to be a huge gulf dividing the opinions of folks where ol' Mags is concerned, but pumping out the populist rhetoric of her being a "Nasty Nazi", is quite simply unrealistic.
What I mean is that she was deluded and out of touch with reality to the extent of going a head with the Poll Tax - that lead to her downfall. Ok she was nuthin like a Nasti Nazi - but you get the parallels. She didn't have the brains to get out like Tony Blair did - before being ousted by those below him in the party!
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