From Quora:
Question:
"Why do the far left in the UK believe Margaret Thatcher was the most disliked prime minister when she won three elections on the trot, and Keir Starmer is clearly more unpopular and unlikely to see out one term?"
Answer by
"When Margaret Thatcher died, there were actually parties here in London.
The ones I saw were mostly attended by people who were either small children or not even born when Thatcher was Prime Minister.
I had a discussion with such a person (a friend of mine) upon their return from the party in Trafalgar Square.
It went something like this….
Her: Hey Edwyn, did you go to Trafalgar Square? It was epic.
Me: No, not really one for celebrating the death of an old lady while her family is grieving.
Her: Seriously? I'm glad the witch is dead. She was a nasty bitch.
Me: Why do you say that?
Her: Look at what she did to the north.
Me: What did she do?
Her: She closed down the coal mines.
Me: Isn't that good thing? I thought you supported net zero.
Her: I do, but she destroyed communities when she closed down the mines.
Me: The Labour Governments closed down far more mines than she did.
Her: That's not the same.
Me: Why?
Her: Because Maggie didn't help the communities after she closed down the mines.
Me: Did Labour help the communities after they closed down their mines?
Her: I think so.
Me: Can you name some of the former mining towns which are thriving today as a direct result of Labour helping them after Labour closed down their coal mines?
Her: Um, um, no, I can't think of any off the top of my head.
Me: Just one?
Her: Look, what's your problem? Ffs, everyone knows Maggie Thatcher was an evil old witch.
Me: Do they?
Her: Yeah, only nasty f*cking right-wingers like Thatcher. Not cool!!!!
Me: Oh.
That's pretty much how every discussion went with my friends who partied when Thatcher died.
Absolutely clueless.
For many young Londoners, hating Thatcher is just part of the left-wing “scene"."
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