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 Halldór 26.04.2025 Halldór Friður - í framsöguhætti eða viðtengingarhætti? Bryndís Schram Skoðun Löngu þarft samtal um hóp sem gleymist! Katarzyna Kubiś Skoðun Næringarfræði er lykillinn að betri heilsu, viltu vera með? Guðrún Nanna Egilsdóttir Skoðun Að sækja gullið (okkar) Þröstur Friðfinnsson Skoðun Til hamingju blaðamenn! Hjálmar Jónsson Skoðun Menntun fyrir öll – nema okkur Haukur Guðmundsson Skoðun Mega bara íslenskir karlmenn nauðga konum á Íslandi? Guðný S. Bjarnadóttir Skoðun Stormur í Þjóðleikhúsinu Bubbi Morthens Skoðun Auðbeldi SFS Örn Bárður Jónsson Skoðun Skoðun Skoðun Friður - í framsöguhætti eða viðtengingarhætti? Bryndís Schram skrifar Skoðun Næringarfræði er lykillinn að betri heilsu, viltu vera með? Guðrún Nanna Egilsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Löngu þarft samtal um hóp sem gleymist! Katarzyna Kubiś skrifar Skoðun Menntun fyrir öll – nema okkur Haukur Guðmundsson skrifar Skoðun Það er ekki hægt að loka augunum fyrir þessum veruleika Davíð Bergmann skrifar Skoðun Kirkjugarðsballið: Eiga Íslendingar að mæta þar? Birgir Dýrfjörð skrifar Skoðun Að sækja gullið (okkar) Þröstur Friðfinnsson skrifar Skoðun Til hamingju blaðamenn! Hjálmar Jónsson skrifar Skoðun Stormur í Þjóðleikhúsinu Bubbi Morthens skrifar Skoðun Börn í skugga stríðs Hólmfríður Jennýjar Árnadóttir skrifar Skoðun Opið bréf til mennta- og barnamálaráðherra Gunnar Örn Vopnfjörð Þorsteinsson skrifar Skoðun Hvernig gerum við Grundarhverfi enn betra? Ævar Harðarson skrifar Skoðun Matvælaframleiðslulandið Ísland – er framtíð án sérþekkingar? Ólöf Guðný Geirsdóttir,Ólafur Ögmundarson skrifar Skoðun 120km hraði á Keflavíkurveginum og netsölur með áfengi Jón Páll Haraldsson skrifar Skoðun Lausnin liggur fyrir – Landspítali þarf að stíga skrefið Sandra B. Franks skrifar Skoðun Auðbeldi SFS Örn Bárður Jónsson skrifar Skoðun Skjárinn og börnin Daðey Albertsdóttir,Silja Björk Egilsdóttir,Skúli Bragi Geirdal skrifar Skoðun „Er stjúpmamma þín vond eins og í Öskubusku?“ Hafdís Bára Ólafsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Af hverju er Framsóknarfólk hamingjusamast? Árelía Eydís Guðmundsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Norska leiðin hefur gefist vel – í Póllandi Heiðrún Lind Marteinsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Opið hús fyrir útvalda Björn Brynjúlfur Björnsson skrifar Skoðun Af hverju hræðist fólk kynjafræði? Eydís Ásbjörnsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Hlustum á okkar landsliðskonur - sýnum Ísrael rauða spjaldið Hrönn G. Guðmundsdóttir,Ragnhildur Hólmgeirsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Hópnauðganir/svartheimar! Davíð Bergmann skrifar Skoðun Valdið og samvinnuhugsjónin Kjartan Helgi Ólafsson skrifar Skoðun NPA breytti lífinu mínu Sveinbjörn Eggertsson skrifar Skoðun Hefur þú tilkynnt um ofbeldi gegn barni? Alfa Jóhannsdóttir skrifar Skoðun Gildi kærleika og mannúðar Toshiki Toma skrifar Skoðun Hvernig tryggjum við samkeppnishæfni þjóðar? Jón Skafti Gestsson skrifar Skoðun Í minningu Frans páfa - sem tók sér nafn verndardýrlings dýra og náttúru Árni Stefán Árnason skrifar Sjá meira
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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