#1Dec 7th, 2011
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Maggie Thatcher, statesman extrodinaire
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#2Re: Maggie Thatcher, statesman extrodinaire
Dec 7th, 2011
Maggie was a statesman alright - a man without a penis. The Iron Maiden had to give up her femininity to get that high up in a man's game.
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#3 Top Rated PostRe: Maggie Thatcher, statesman extrodinaire
Dec 7th, 2011Quote: Originally Posted by Walter
Yep, hats off to Maggie, she certainly didn't take any crap! Here's another feather in the cap for this extrodinary woman.
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#4Re: Maggie Thatcher, statesman extrodinaire
Dec 7th, 2011Quote: Originally Posted by Cliffy
My, my....you are quite the sexist aren't you. Why is it some men feel that women give up their femininity to achieve? Do you feel she would have been better off in the kitchen making cookies?Maggie was a statesman alright - a man without a penis. The Iron Maiden had to give up her femininity to get that high up in a man's game.
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#5Re: Maggie Thatcher, statesman extrodinaire
Dec 7th, 2011Quote: Originally Posted by Cannuck
No. But if you also look at Indira Gandhi and Golda Meyer, all three were war mongers. At that time in history, politics on that scale was a man's game. It has nothing to do with being successful or achievement, it has more to do with my low opinion of politics. They had to lower their standards to get to those positions.My, my....you are quite the sexist aren't you. Why is it some men feel that women give up their femininity to achieve? Do you feel she would have been better off in the kitchen making cookies?
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Re: Maggie Thatcher, statesman extrodinaire
Dec 7th, 2011Quote: Originally Posted by Cliffy
Sexism works both ways.No. But if you also look at Indira Gandhi and Golda Meyer, all three were war mongers. At that time in history, politics on that scale was a man's game. It has nothing to do with being successful or achievement, it has more to do with my low opinion of politics. They had to lower their standards to get to those positions.
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#7Re: Maggie Thatcher, statesman extrodinaire
Dec 7th, 2011Quote: Originally Posted by Cannuck
You like to throw that term around. Accusations are usually an attempt at deflection.Sexism works both ways.
Only men are stupid enough to want to play war. Women were not designed for that level of stupidity. Although these days, more and more are joining the military for front line duty, which is completely baffling to me. I think killing people is wrong under any circumstance. We banned the death penalty but it is OK to go to foreign lands and kill them. Something seriously wrong with the human psyche.
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Dec 7th, 2011Quote: Originally Posted by Cliffy
Sexist nonsense. You should be ashamed of yourself. Only men are stupid enough to want to play war. Women were not designed for that level of stupidity.
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Not only is it baffling to you but it is also evidence of just how wrong your sexist view is.Although these days, more and more are joining the military for front line duty, which is completely baffling to me.
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Dec 7th, 2011Quote: Originally Posted by Cannuck
You like to throw that term around. Accusations are usually an attempt at deflection.Sexist nonsense. You should be ashamed of yourself.
Not only is it baffling to you but it is also evidence of just how wrong your sexist view is.
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#10Re: Maggie Thatcher, statesman extrodinaire
Dec 7th, 2011
Margaret Thatcher?
Isn't this the loon that pimped Milton Friedman?
I would hardly trust this woman's opinion on economics considering how much the free market is failing us today.
Isn't this the loon that pimped Milton Friedman?
I would hardly trust this woman's opinion on economics considering how much the free market is failing us today.
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#11Re: Maggie Thatcher, statesman extrodinaire
Dec 7th, 2011
She did put a scare into all the worthless socialists that were busy destroying England's economy at the time. Too bad there were not more like her.
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#12Re: Maggie Thatcher, statesman extrodinaire
Dec 7th, 2011Quote: Originally Posted by taxslave
I can't speak for crazy socialists, but it's clear that a free market is harmful to us.She did put a scare into all the worthless socialists that were busy destroying England's economy at the time. Too bad there were not more like her.
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Dec 7th, 2011Quote: Originally Posted by Cliffy
Actually, I don't. Sometimes you just have to call a spade a spade though.You like to throw that term around.
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#14Re: Maggie Thatcher, statesman extrodinaire
Dec 7th, 2011Quote: Originally Posted by Cliffy
If my dim memory serves me correctly, Maggie was instrumental in putting an end to the invasion of the Falkland Islands by Argentina back in the early 80s. Is that classified as "war mongering"?No. But if you also look at Indira Gandhi and Golda Meyer, all three were war mongers. At that time in history, politics on that scale was a man's game. It has nothing to do with being successful or achievement, it has more to do with my low opinion of politics. They had to lower their standards to get to those positions.
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I doubt if Spade will be too thrilled with having his name used in vain!Actually, I don't. Sometimes you just have to call a spade a spade though.
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#15Re: Maggie Thatcher, statesman extrodinaire
Dec 7th, 2011
Maggie and Ronnie and trickle down economics. True genius, both of them.
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Dec 7th, 2011
I have to stop posting when I'm tired; extraordinaryand extraordinaire both have 2 a's. What a maroon.
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Dec 7th, 2011Quote: Originally Posted by Walter
It is not uncommon for some men to be sexually atrackted to strong women.I have to stop posting when I'm tired; extraordinaryand extraordinaire both have 2 a's. What a maroon.
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Re: Maggie Thatcher, statesman extrodinaire
Dec 7th, 2011Quote: Originally Posted by Cliffy
You missed Boudicea, Catherine the Great, and Jeanne d'Arc. All militarily successful women - even if two of them paid for it with their lives.No. But if you also look at Indira Gandhi and Golda Meyer, all three were war mongers. At that time in history, politics on that scale was a man's game. It has nothing to do with being successful or achievement, it has more to do with my low opinion of politics. They had to lower their standards to get to those positions.
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Dec 7th, 2011Quote: Originally Posted by Bar Sinister
I think Lucretia Borgia whoever the F........ she was could be a bit of a bitch too eh? You missed Boudicea, Catherine the Great, and Jeanne d'Arc. All militarily successful women - even if two of them paid for it with their lives.
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I thought Joan of Arc was a young peasant girl.You missed Boudicea, Catherine the Great, and Jeanne d'Arc. All militarily successful women - even if two of them paid for it with their lives.
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Dec 8th, 2011Quote: Originally Posted by JLM
She was. The French burnt her at the stake because she liked to wear men's clothing.I thought Joan of Arc was a young peasant girl.
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Dec 8th, 2011Quote: Originally Posted by Blackleaf
A bit severe, they could have just held her toes to the fire, but then again they beheaded Marie Antoiinette for talking about cake.She was. The French burnt her at the stake because she liked to wear men's clothing.
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Dec 8th, 2011Quote: Originally Posted by JLM
The problem with history is that it tends to lie and distort the truth concerning women who were somewhat successful in a man's world. Thus many lies and distortions of the truth have sprung up about both Catherine the Great and Lucretia Borgia. Thus you have the myths that Catherine had sex with a horse, and Lucretia was a murderous assassin. Yes, Lucretia was a Borgia, but she spent a good deal of her life pregnant (she had eight children), and was married off repeatedly for political gain. And yes, Jeanne was a peasant girl, but she was responsible for driving the English out of large areas of France.I think Lucretia Borgia whoever the F........ she was could be a bit of a bitch too eh?
I thought Joan of Arc was a young peasant girl.
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