tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post8803034886033567486..comments2024-03-29T18:49:49.469+11:00Comments on loon pond: In which an Oreo-deprived pond makes do with a Taplin and a hole in Henry's bucket ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-38412061579240509302016-11-22T15:42:25.427+11:002016-11-22T15:42:25.427+11:00Oh yes, she did actually say that. You can read t...Oh yes, she did actually say that. You can read the full quote here: http://briandeer.com/social/thatcher-society.htm<br />but the relevant bit is:<br /><br />"I think we've been through a period where too many people have been given to understand that if they have a problem, it's the government's job to cope with it. 'I have a problem, I'll get a grant.' 'I'm homeless, the government must house me.' They're casting their problem on society. And, you know, there is no such thing as society. There are individual men and women, and there are families."<br /><br />Which is a sentiment the Oreoles and Caterers would support unlimitedly, of course.GrueBleennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-72941325057005561152016-11-22T12:12:13.297+11:002016-11-22T12:12:13.297+11:00Good point. She reached the zenith of stupidity wi...Good point. She reached the zenith of stupidity with her remark (or at least attributed to her) that there is "no such thing as society". And it required a special hubris and blindness to imagine that she wouldn't be damaged by the Poll Tax. Partnership with the Reptile-in-chief was another blow against representative government.Gorgeous Dunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10540625260311418333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-65544948756336512322016-11-22T10:53:07.284+11:002016-11-22T10:53:07.284+11:00Indeed, GD, and later in life what little Ronnie h...Indeed, GD, and later in life what little Ronnie had "between the ears" deserted him totally.<br /><br />But I can't say I find that Maggie actually had all that much there herself. No, she wasn't as basically stupid as Ronnie - I can't recall her ever installing a 'State Astrologer' for example - but really, adopting that Hayek nonsense as though it actually applies to the real world ? That requires an elegant sufficiency of intelligence denial that she was very accomplished at.GrueBleennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-31836318550349592522016-11-22T09:57:23.159+11:002016-11-22T09:57:23.159+11:00They had a mutual admiration. It didn't stop t...They had a mutual admiration. It didn't stop the Iron Lady's independent thinking. When she flew to the US for his funeral, she remarked to a friend, "Poor old Ronnie. Never did have much between the ears!"<br />Brutal, and perhaps you'd better be careful who you said it to in the US where he has incongruously Lincoln-like status, pretty accurate.Gorgeous Dunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10540625260311418333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-89096232096301533402016-11-22T09:09:19.291+11:002016-11-22T09:09:19.291+11:00Ah yes, Thatcher and her heroes. She obviously ha...Ah yes, Thatcher and her heroes. She obviously had a thing about Ronnie, too, hence the famous "quote": "She promised to follow him to the end of the earth. He promised to organize it!" Though the version I heard back then was just slightly different: "She promised to follow him to the end of the earth. He promised to take her there! "GrueBleennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-38812139284445295452016-11-22T02:03:29.448+11:002016-11-22T02:03:29.448+11:00http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/does-tr...http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/does-trumps-rise-mean-liberalisms-endAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-78491951852772746742016-11-21T18:38:01.412+11:002016-11-21T18:38:01.412+11:00I think George Monbiot got it right: http://www.mo...I think George Monbiot got it right: http://www.monbiot.com/2016/11/15/the-deep-history-behind-trumps-rise/<br />Mercurialnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-48450591429941533162016-11-21T17:18:27.426+11:002016-11-21T17:18:27.426+11:00Ah, yes, all of that. But, tell me, DP, have you h...Ah, yes, all of that. But, tell me, DP, have you heard anyone mention the “Information Superhighway” lately? What has replaced it? Premium Content?<br />You may have enjoyed <a href="http://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/return-to-australia-kafka-on-crown-street/news-story/71f7c20ce194e0d37a70986aa475eeb2" rel="nofollow">Return to Australia: Kafka on Crown Street</a>. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08158673564017581517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-50582197624811216032016-11-21T15:49:00.137+11:002016-11-21T15:49:00.137+11:00"..Trump is not."
It gets uglier: Banno..."..Trump is not."<br /><br />It gets uglier: Bannon hates Newscorpse. He loathes Murdoch. But Ol' Rupe and Trump are against Bail Out, and at almost 10 years another US recession/crash per the historicals is overdue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com