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big scary monsters posted:I remember where I was when I found out Margaret Thatcher was dead. It was the Cuthbert Brodrick in Leeds, just off Millenium Square. Someone came by our table and just said "the witch is dead", and then we saw it on the news. There were people dancing in the street, everyone in the pub had a massive smile on their face, one of my mates broke out cigars he'd been saving for the occasion. We stayed there all night and got pissed as gently caress, the whole evening was a massive party and not one person I spoke to had a good word to say about the dearly departed or was sad to see her go. I've rarely seen such companionship and communal joy in a boozer, it was like New Year. You'd step out for a fag and people would come up to you and say "Have you heard?" and you'd say yeah, and they'd just smile and hug you or shake your hand. Was the same when I found out. A lot of people I know were glad she died. The only shame in it all was for people outside UK & Ireland who didn't know much about her beyond that recent movie wouldn't know why people were glad, as the coverage for why she was hated was fairly shallow. The Tories and people who saw her as an idol said it was wrong to speak ill of the dead and any criticisms should be held until after her funeral. And after her funeral there was no longer any interest in the story so the media moved onto new items.
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punk rebel ecks posted:Didn't know that Germany was that left wing when it came to worker representation. I always saw Germany as the number two most right wing modern European country after U.K. Germany has some of the strongest workers rights in Europe. Up until recently they didn't even have a formal minimum wage because the unions did such a good job of negotiating wages for their members.
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