Margaret Thatcher

I remember watching her on TV when I was little. Back then, I wasn't sure who she was exactly. I was too young to form complete picture about her. All I know was that she was the Prime Minister of London and for some unknown reason, she was referred to as the Iron Lady.

I don't like politicians. I don't find many good things to say about them. Politicians mostly serve their own interest or the interests of their family, relatives and friends. They don't serve people. People are merely pawn to be used to fulfill their evil private agenda.

The newspapers coverage in the US treated Margaret Thatcher like a celebrity except with more accomplishments and less gossip. Right-leaning reporters gleefully took the opportunity to reconnect with their Cowboy idol Ronald Reagen. Apparently, Thatcher and Reagen shared a common dream. Unregulated Capitalism. All the benefits of Capitalism were highlighted and all the evil/negative aspect of socialism were presented. Just like comparing apples to oranges.

I'm having a hard time thinking of anything positive about Margaret Thatcher. I guess some of the positive things I can observe from her life is that she manage to get into a very difficult career that was dominated mostly by males. She was also able to overcome her normal middle class upbringing to gain acceptance among people in a country that insanely reveres/obsesses over the royalty, the wealthy, people with titles, people with connections and soccer. Lastly, I think or at least I hope her legacy would include some of the things she didn't privatize - like the socialized UK health care system.