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leftlibdem420

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16. Reminds me of Stephen Harper...

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Fri Dec 28, 2012, 01:15 PM

Dec 2012

Nobody really liked her, but she and her party exploited a shitty electoral system to impose a toxiic, hard-right agenda on an electorate that didn't want it. Only morons support first past the post. I consider support for such an archaic electoral system and opposition to proportional representation to be on the same level of stupidity as opposition to same-sex marriage, abortion rights, and the legalization of soft drugs.

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Margaret Thatcher's role in plan to dismantle welfare state revealed [View all] alp227 Dec 2012 OP

Trying to emulate Saint Ronnie's rampant misery creating? indepat Dec 2012 #1

This is hardly a revelation. Boomerproud Dec 2012 #11

Britons are smart people AlphaCentauri Dec 2012 #2

I dislike her secondvariety Dec 2012 #3

Sure they weren't taken seriously. Arctic Dave Dec 2012 #4

"Not taken seriously" and "Discussed by the cabinet" are polar opposites ikri Dec 2012 #12

She is a very cold person. ywcachieve Dec 2012 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Dec 2012 #6

It seems conservatives are incapable of history lessons. Kalidurga Dec 2012 #7

R#15 & K n/t UTUSN Dec 2012 #8

I guess "end welfare as we know it" just wouldn't fly over there (nt) Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #9

I knew that women was a complete bitch. Zoeisright Dec 2012 #10

So she was the british version of a corporatist tea bagger. Third Doctor Dec 2012 #13

Thatcher said there is no such thing as society; only individuals and families FiveGoodMen Dec 2012 #14

This was a secret or something? nt bemildred Dec 2012 #15

Nope dipsydoodle Dec 2012 #18

Reminds me of Stephen Harper... leftlibdem420 Dec 2012 #16

PR would be a huge improvement daleo Dec 2012 #17

PR has its benefits, but look at Israel if you think its flawless ButterflyBlood Dec 2012 #19

Thatcher was like Romney except she carries a purse Rosa Luxemburg Dec 2012 #20

Kicking in the wake of her death n/t alp227 Apr 2013 #21