Dear onthebeach,

Politics is not for the faint hearted.
That's for sure.

As someone once wrote:

"Dirty politics
dirty wars
and dirty money
make the dirt
in my garden
seem so clean ..."

See you on another discussion.

Might be of interest:

http://www.abc.net.au/religion/articles/2013/04/16/3738495.htm

Maggie Thatcher stood for individualism, opposition to any sort of collectivism and a neo-liberal economy. Such a philosophy puts everything on a cost benefit basis. One weighs the alternatives and chooses what costs the least.

It would have been much cheaper to let the Argentines keep the Falklands. Those individuals in the Falklands could have left to face their own destiny. The wishes and future of the collectivity that is Great Britain could have been ignored.

The Falklands War did not make economic sense and did not meet the neo-liberal logic of Thatcherism. Yet she in that instance represented the collective and the feelings of her society.

Too bad she could not have realised the barrenness of her philosophy in other areas. She was the baroness of barrenness.

Dear Poirot,

Thanks for that link.

It was very interesting.

And Thank You for your contribution to this discussion.

Dear David F.,

I watched the live coverage of Margaret Thatcher's
funeral this evening on ABC24. I was impressed
that despite all the protests during the week on
the day of her the people acted with great civility.
The funeral was not disrupted. The funeral service
itself was - was not a Memorial Service.
This was at the request of Mrs Thatcher. There were no
summations of her achievements, no glorification
of her, et cetera. It was a religious service -
and quite moving, ending with the words:

"Eternal Rest grant to her, O Lord
And let the light perpetual shine on her."

On her coffin amongst the white roses was the card
that had the words - "Beloved Mother - Always in
our hearts."

Thank You for your contribution to this discussion.

See you all on another thread.