Bjarni and the iron lady Ian McDonald skrifar 30. ágúst 2023 08:30 I write the following as someone raised in a working class family in the north of England. A place where the name of Margaret Thatcher is spoken with revulsion, hatred and contempt for what she did to our communities, our country, and the working class as a whole. If you were to look into the hearts of those of us from the north of England, you would see three things: A strong cup of tea. A nice plate of curry and chips A burning pyre with an effigy of Margaret Thatcher resting on top. To see Bjarni Benediktsson unabashedly indulging in the acquisition of Margaret Thatcher memorabilia is a deeply unsettling and jarring spectacle, and something I take personally. This behaviour casts an ominous pall over the intentions and values of these leaders, exposing a level of audacious insensitivity that demands scrutiny. Margaret Thatcher remains a figure whose legacy remains indelibly etched in societal strife. The unapologetic veneration of her image by politicians is an act that raises a litany of disconcerting questions about their loyalties and the nightmarish path they are poised to tread. Margaret Thatcher's enduring legacy is inextricable from her relentless crusade against unions and her ruthless gutting of welfare programs. Her approach transcended the bounds of pragmatic reform, morphing into an onslaught against the rights of the working class and the social safety nets that the most vulnerable relied upon. The repercussions of these policies persist, as economic disparities persistently haunt our modern landscape. The audacity of politicians pursuing Thatcher memorabilia transcends mere personal eccentricity; it is an alarming endorsement of her ruinous policies. The Thatcherite doctrine of deregulation and privatization erected barriers between the privileged and the oppressed, fomenting societal discord and perpetuating the chasms of economic inequality. It sends an unsettling signal about their intentions. Are they paying homage to history, or are they surreptitiously courting a constituency that fervently craves a return to a time when the elite reigned supreme and the cries of the marginalized fell on deaf ears? By endorsing a character like Thatcher, Bjarni is showing that he (like her) will not rest until the working poor are consigned to nothing but poverty and misery, unions are gutted, and every essential aspect of society is stripped for parts and sold to the highest bidder. Most likely his family and friends. As a proud working class Mancunian, I cannot and will not stand by and let that happen. The author is a manufacturing worker. Viltu birta grein á Vísi? Sendu okkur póst. Senda grein Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn Mest lesið Orðskrípið sem bjarga á veiðigjaldinu Ólafur Adolfsson Skoðun Túlkun er ekkert að fara – en hvað ætlum við að gera með hana? Birna Ragnheiðardóttir Imsland Skoðun Óvandaður og einhliða fréttaflutningur RÚV af stríðinu á Gaza Birgir Finnsson Skoðun Staðreyndir eða „mér finnst“ Birta Karen Tryggvadóttir Skoðun Hvers konar Evrópuríki viljum við vera? Magnús Árni Skjöld Magnússon Skoðun Ekki leiðrétting heldur skattahækkun: Afstaða Sjálfstæðisflokksins er skýr Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir Skoðun Hvað ef ég hjóla bara í vinnuna? Eiríkur Búi Halldórsson Skoðun Lýðræði á ystu nöf: Hver er afstaða unga fólksins? Jonas Hammer Skoðun D-vítamín mín besta forvörn Auður Elisabet Jóhannsdóttir Skoðun Frídagar í klemmu Jón Júlíus Karlsson Skoðun Skoðun Skoðun Hvers konar Evrópuríki viljum við vera? Magnús Árni Skjöld Magnússon skrifar Skoðun Orðskrípið sem bjarga á veiðigjaldinu Ólafur Adolfsson skrifar Skoðun Túlkun er ekkert að fara – en hvað ætlum við að gera með hana? Birna Ragnheiðardóttir Imsland skrifar Skoðun Hagsmunir heildarinnar - Kafli tvö: Eiskrandi kröfur Hannes Örn Blandon skrifar Skoðun Palestína er að verja sig, ekki öfugt Stefán Guðbrandsson skrifar Skoðun Óvandaður og einhliða fréttaflutningur RÚV af stríðinu á Gaza Birgir Finnsson skrifar Skoðun Lýðræði á ystu nöf: Hver er afstaða unga fólksins? Jonas Hammer skrifar Skoðun Hvað ef ég hjóla bara í vinnuna? Eiríkur Búi Halldórsson skrifar Skoðun Litlu ljósin á Gaza Guðbrandur Einarsson skrifar Skoðun Ekki leiðrétting heldur skattahækkun: Afstaða Sjálfstæðisflokksins er skýr Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Staðreyndir eða „mér finnst“ Birta Karen Tryggvadóttir skrifar Skoðun Fjármagna áfram hernað Rússlands Hjörtur J. Guðmundsson skrifar Skoðun Frídagar í klemmu Jón Júlíus Karlsson skrifar Skoðun Fasteignaviðskipti – tímabært að endurskoða leikreglurnar? Hlynur Júlísson skrifar Skoðun Í skugga kerfis sem brást! 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I write the following as someone raised in a working class family in the north of England. A place where the name of Margaret Thatcher is spoken with revulsion, hatred and contempt for what she did to our communities, our country, and the working class as a whole. If you were to look into the hearts of those of us from the north of England, you would see three things: A strong cup of tea. A nice plate of curry and chips A burning pyre with an effigy of Margaret Thatcher resting on top. To see Bjarni Benediktsson unabashedly indulging in the acquisition of Margaret Thatcher memorabilia is a deeply unsettling and jarring spectacle, and something I take personally. This behaviour casts an ominous pall over the intentions and values of these leaders, exposing a level of audacious insensitivity that demands scrutiny. Margaret Thatcher remains a figure whose legacy remains indelibly etched in societal strife. The unapologetic veneration of her image by politicians is an act that raises a litany of disconcerting questions about their loyalties and the nightmarish path they are poised to tread. Margaret Thatcher's enduring legacy is inextricable from her relentless crusade against unions and her ruthless gutting of welfare programs. Her approach transcended the bounds of pragmatic reform, morphing into an onslaught against the rights of the working class and the social safety nets that the most vulnerable relied upon. The repercussions of these policies persist, as economic disparities persistently haunt our modern landscape. The audacity of politicians pursuing Thatcher memorabilia transcends mere personal eccentricity; it is an alarming endorsement of her ruinous policies. The Thatcherite doctrine of deregulation and privatization erected barriers between the privileged and the oppressed, fomenting societal discord and perpetuating the chasms of economic inequality. It sends an unsettling signal about their intentions. Are they paying homage to history, or are they surreptitiously courting a constituency that fervently craves a return to a time when the elite reigned supreme and the cries of the marginalized fell on deaf ears? By endorsing a character like Thatcher, Bjarni is showing that he (like her) will not rest until the working poor are consigned to nothing but poverty and misery, unions are gutted, and every essential aspect of society is stripped for parts and sold to the highest bidder. Most likely his family and friends. As a proud working class Mancunian, I cannot and will not stand by and let that happen. The author is a manufacturing worker.
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