Classy.
Even when our most despised former President Richard Nixon died, no one raved and celebrated. He held the office and even though he left it in disgrace, his death was handled with decorum and his family was allowed to grieve with dignity.
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Edited by RIP delta: 4/12/2013 8:29:08 PMThe woman is still getting a fancy funeral at our expense, mind you - so its not just like the country is saying "thanks for the service but lolno" Also you treat your Presidents with more reverence than we treat a PM. The film 'Olympus has Fallen' may well be taking it a bit too far, but there is a point in there somewhere
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We are little more imaginative in our send offs to people we don't like.
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You say imaginative, I say cruel and crude. And it's unneeded and unnecessary. To whom does it "send a message?" the dead? It's petty, pointless, self-serving and shows a lot of the character of those who are partaking. Like I said, English/British "class" is not as widespread as people would like to believe.
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It's basically our voices counter acting the whole "She was a great PM" nonsense that leaders around the world and conservatives are saying. If the people who she effected directly and not international leaders and her party who supported her kept their mouths shut then she history would be written in a way that would put her in a good light. This way however "tasteless" you may think it is, it is the people of this country showing having their voices heard in a non violent way which can be heard by all. Is that so wrong? Would you prefer we sing God Save the Queen like they did in the 80's to the point the song get banned?
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I am saying that speaking ill of the deceased (especially at the time of their death and funeral) says more about the speaker than the subject. I also see that another recently deceased head of state (Hugo Chavez) is getting marvelous press and memories and compared to Thatcher? He was a real tyrant. But do what you want, you weren't around when she was in office, you don't/can't understand a time that you didn't live in and you're welcome to parrot whomever you think best represents your independent thought. Though considering how you speak about the Falklands, I would have thought that you might be a bit more empathetic to the woman who stood her ground on the matter when there was no support at home or real naval capability to do something promptly. She saw it as a threat against UK citizens and territory and responded firmly and bravely, despite being called all sorts of names.
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Woah hang on a minute. I didn't say I was doing this or celebrating, I was just telling you the opinions of other people and why they are doing this. I don't have an opinion of her but my parents do and it is largely negative, I even get customers coming in saying the same things. We all agree the Falklands war was 1 of very few things she did right but most of her time in office actually made things worse.
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And classless.