Thatcher was not the cause of the Coal Mine industry collapse. As much as people like to attribute it to her.
The man to blame Is Arthur Scargill. He was searchng for a political platform to become an MP on. When the Coal Board decided to close a mere 20 mines out of near 300 at the time for the sensible reason of those mines no longer containing enough coal to be worth mining, Scargill jumped on the opportunity.
At this time Thatcher had inherited a declining economy, EVERYONE was suffering low wages, but Scargill lied to the miners unions and claimed it was a targeted attack on them by Thatcher, in the king her name trying to claim political clout.
The coal board closed the mines of their own volition.
So Scargill caused a strike and most coal mines around Nottingham etc downed tools.
Infighting occurred as it turned out any paychecks that were being sent out to those who still worked, were being sent to the unions first. Under the orders of Scargill no one got paid.
Then the pleas for aid and funding came out. Scargill put incoming funds into banks and trusts operated by himself and his friends.
Soon after the strikes broke. People went back to normal work at other mines because they couldn't afford otherwise.
It was later revealed in the 90s that scargill did not payout any of the donations received to the miners, spent thousands of pounds on a home for himself, squirreled more thousands away and even received donations of over a million from the Soviet Union to keep the strike going. (all open on wiki).
Thatcher was no angel, she ditched funding on housing (it fell by nearly 70%) and general food costs went up, which hit the poor line hard (which is where the hate comes from), but what many don't realise is during her time she raised NHS funding by over 30% giving it the then worldwide holy reputation, she improved policing to the modern era and took it out of the thug police 70s and massively improved education funding.
Shifting goalposts. Hoping no one will notice. Honestly I wasn't expecting it this way. I was expecting them to go with the once a year and then come back nvsniently quietly forgetting to bother a few years later.
Pushin for every six months, soon to be every three, this is now 100% a medical racket.
I've gotten the exact same response for the same stance.
I refuse to acknowledge or legitimise this behaviour. The first accusation I get is always "Oh you're an anti vaxxer?" then it's the " but it stops you getting it", when that's proven wrong wrong it's "it stops you spreading it" when that too is proven wrong it turns into them angrily or exasperstedly basically saying just get it, you're going to inconve ience everyone else by either causing more lockdown or gasp.. You can't go to the same places as vaccinated people.
Already my wife is trying to guilt trip me because if I don't we can't go on holiday or do the shopping. She said I know it's stupid and wrong but why are you doing this to me. You're making our life harder... Instead of thinking yeah we should take a stand.
It'll be a flipflop move. They'll pretend to hold off for ages, fake a Spike, then say "sorry folks we tried without but we have to now."...
That. Or they're going to refuse it hoping enough sheep demand their own collars. After all an idea thought up by yourself is usually more readily accepted than one forced.
She knows why you can't out right hate men. Because that would be tantamount to admitting misandry is "real" (in contrast to their stance of nonsuch thing, 404) and that if they're after equality that doing so would allow the gates to be open on woman hating.
Equality is not the goal.
Equity is not the goal.
Power is.
You know what galls me more. People who have the critical thinking capacity, agree its all bullshit, but don't have the spine to stand on their morals.
The anxiety these people claim to suffer is because they KNOW society is fucked up and an accusation can land their way, but they'll gladly take a vaccine to "get back" to that life. They would rather live one of two insane realities (authoritarian vaccines or sjw eggshells) than actually grow a spine and stand tall.
Just block each other or Fuck already. THIS sniping douchebaggery is what ruins the community.
If people want to think impossible is a screw shirt, just on the fringe of conspiracy or actually has a point is down to them.
We get it. You don't like impossible. Now instead of whining, do something. Shut up or fuck already.
The stupid thing is, I was thinking this through the other night. If pubs and shops start demanding vax certs, then the question is, why haven't they been doing this for people with aids or some other highly contagious disease.
So if push to shove does happen, I'm going to try that on the doormen first.
Door: covid passport. Me: do you ask people for aids passports? Door: no. Me: why not, people who have it and are untreated shouldn't be allowed to spread it in bars. Their saliva is lethal! Door: it's against the law to ask about health con- Me: Go on. shit eating grin.
Likely won't change anything, but it'll be fun and best case scenario that door guard might realise the idiocy. Worst case scenario, he looks stupid and I go get drunk at home with my "circle of six" anyway.
Personally, I think any pub who chooses to enforce passports are either traitors or idiots. Because they'll enforce it thinking it exempts them from social distance "laws" but find they still have to follow them as the next made up "Spike" happens.
They weren't desperate enough four or five months ago when they tested lockdown release and willingness to self vaccine and ID.
Something has happened lately that makes the gov think the majority are now willing to do any thing to be out of lockdown...anything except riot.
Authoritarian police statism will be a permanent side effect. I'd on entry for almost everything.
They'll get us used to holding up covid vaccine cards then just shift it to id/passports.
Curfews for a certain demographic or if not curfews retaliatory late night inspection.
Massive hysteria and panic every flu season and other ism under fear of covid. Expect it to be used as an excuse to disappear people. "they had covid so we have them in reprogram-isolation.".
She also knows that if somehow another Trump style leader rises, the bill can be used against them. Its something Communist Dems don't understand. They only see the Ends justifying the means.