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Isn't she relatively disliked even in britain these days?

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[–] mayo_cider@hexbear.net 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I want to believe they are hanging the statue in the picture

[–] Flyberius@hexbear.net 12 points 2 days ago

They could have chosen any picture of the statue. I'd like to think the intern who picked it knew what they were doing

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 41 points 2 days ago

Isn't she relatively disliked even in britain these days?

The shittiest people in the country know she created modern britain. Those people also just so happen to have all the power in the country.

[–] ThermonuclearEgg@hexbear.net 15 points 2 days ago

I heard Britain needed a new gender neutral bathroom, so they built one. Seems pretty considerate if you ask me

[–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 27 points 2 days ago (1 children)

damn that's a based old man. good on him

[–] WrongOnTheInternet@hexbear.net 28 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He is apparently the deputy director of the Attenborough Arts Centre, University of Leicester

[–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 22 points 2 days ago

seems like a discerning individual on the quality of art. I appreciate his contribution to that particular fixture.

[–] iie@hexbear.net 29 points 2 days ago (1 children)

it makes me feel existential horror that someone spent their one chance at life being Margaret Thatcher.

that person can never come back and make it right again. They had one chance, and "person whose statue gets egged" is who they were.

[–] invalidusernamelol@hexbear.net 26 points 2 days ago

Think about the right side, there are billions of people who got to live lives not being Margaret Thatcher because of her sacrifice

[–] peppersky@hexbear.net 13 points 2 days ago

they need to remind you again and again and again that they've won and we've lost

[–] Alisu@hexbear.net 32 points 2 days ago

These wokies keep building new gender neutral bathrooms

[–] WoodScientist@hexbear.net 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Little known fact: an excellent use for statues of Thatcher is to melt them down and turn them into caltrops to place in front of police marches.

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago

I didn't hear no bell

The British Ronald Reagan

[–] Dort_Owl@hexbear.net 28 points 2 days ago

Just throwing it out there that it's perfectly legal for birds to shit on it

owl-wink

[–] Barabas@hexbear.net 16 points 2 days ago

She is relatively disliked, but also beloved by the worst kind of people. It is a bit like the US with southern civil war generals.

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 26 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I imagine the gammon calling for the arrest is very red and disgusting looking.

[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 24 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I didn't know she was sick

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 25 points 2 days ago

No no she died a long time ago

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 19 points 2 days ago

One of the sickest ever to be in charge.

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 22 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Imagine being the artist who has to sculpt a Maggie Thatcher statue. Were they enthusiastic? Was it just for the probably huge paycheck (if so, fine by me, get that bag). If they wanna put up statues to remind people of Britain's Reagan, go ahead. Seems like it accomplished more for class consciousness than anything. No conservative is being inspired to do more conservatism cause of the statue. It's already been shown instead to piss people off.

Got some great tunes out her reign at least

[–] VILenin@hexbear.net 20 points 2 days ago

Thatcher statues are erected as a final resort to prevent anyone in the UKKK from inadvertently experiencing happiness

[–] Carl@hexbear.net 12 points 2 days ago

the artist who has to sculpt a Maggie Thatcher statu

I'm going to assume without looking it up that the artist in this case was some politicians failchild who slapped something together in CAD and gave the job to a team of underpaid Polish migraints.

[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago

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[–] Hestia@hexbear.net 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 35 points 2 days ago

She slaaaayed (children pensioners and miners)

[–] aanes_appreciator@hexbear.net 11 points 2 days ago

Yes she's hated by the working class but there are lots of conservatives and self hating proles who demand ~~effiges~~ glorious statues to try and turn the public on side.