How do I feel about it? I feel numb about it. I don't care. I didn't know her as a person but Im sure she had people who loved her and I hope they are able to cope with their grief.
From a political stand point she has been dead for a long time. She no longer has any sway. Whilst I'm not gonna take pleasure in the loss of her life, I am glad she is no longer in power. She was a poor leader.
Her political outlook caused more damage than good. I think her housing reform was good. It had become waaaaaay to expensive. Everything else she did was pretty awful. Her economics lead to prosperity in London at the expense of most of the north of the country. She resurrected class separation. Her response to the issues in Northern Ireland was, at best, juvenile. Rather than helping ease tensions she inflated them. Her 'Iron Will' drove those in the middle towards the extremes, making her ironically, a great recruiter for the IRA. Her policies cost Northern Ireland a lot of lives. She backed a lot of questionable leaders on the international front.
People said she was good because she had convictions. Having convictions is only good if the convictions themselves are helpful. Pliable leaders tend to function better in modern society. Iron ladies were only useful in the iron ages.
From a political stand point she has been dead for a long time. She no longer has any sway. Whilst I'm not gonna take pleasure in the loss of her life, I am glad she is no longer in power. She was a poor leader.
Her political outlook caused more damage than good. I think her housing reform was good. It had become waaaaaay to expensive. Everything else she did was pretty awful. Her economics lead to prosperity in London at the expense of most of the north of the country. She resurrected class separation. Her response to the issues in Northern Ireland was, at best, juvenile. Rather than helping ease tensions she inflated them. Her 'Iron Will' drove those in the middle towards the extremes, making her ironically, a great recruiter for the IRA. Her policies cost Northern Ireland a lot of lives. She backed a lot of questionable leaders on the international front.
People said she was good because she had convictions. Having convictions is only good if the convictions themselves are helpful. Pliable leaders tend to function better in modern society. Iron ladies were only useful in the iron ages.