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in reply to a message by Mareasi
It sounds totally trendy. I think it's stupid.
Even so, I think it's unfair that people think the association with Margaret Thatcher is automatically bad. I mean, sure she was conservative, but conservative doesn't translate into "we want everything the way it was 100+ years ago". In fact, even though I don't identify as conservative, I am conservative compared to most of you.
Even so, I think it's unfair that people think the association with Margaret Thatcher is automatically bad. I mean, sure she was conservative, but conservative doesn't translate into "we want everything the way it was 100+ years ago". In fact, even though I don't identify as conservative, I am conservative compared to most of you.
This message was edited 3/27/2011, 2:19 PM
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Among most of my friends any association with Margaret Thatcher is automatically bad. She is hated by a lot of people in this country for some of her policies. And I think there's a difference between Conservative party in the UK and the USA, so you can't really compare the two.
I dislike the name, regardless of the Maggie Thatcher connotations.
I dislike the name, regardless of the Maggie Thatcher connotations.
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Ugh...does EVERYONE here have to be far-left?
This message was edited 3/28/2011, 2:24 PM
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For one thing, it doesn't = "conservative." It = Margaret Thatcher. She was conservative. She was other things too. I'm "liberal," at least probably by your standards, and would not name my kid Clinton. For another, in general I think it's kinda disrespectful to the kid to give it a name loaded with political connotation.
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And last, yeah the world would probably be better if more people were "far-left". But you brought that up, not me. :P
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And last, yeah the world would probably be better if more people were "far-left". But you brought that up, not me. :P
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I'm not far left! I think I'm somewhere in the middle. Not that my political views are relevant.
I was merely pointing out that many people I know have a low opinion of Margaret Thatcher and the Tory policies. Obviously, not everyone in the country as we currently have a Conservative Prime Minister. The Conservatives here are seen as being the party for the rich, upper classes and there are plenty of people here who cannot identify with that background.
I was merely pointing out that many people I know have a low opinion of Margaret Thatcher and the Tory policies. Obviously, not everyone in the country as we currently have a Conservative Prime Minister. The Conservatives here are seen as being the party for the rich, upper classes and there are plenty of people here who cannot identify with that background.
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