Margaret Thatcher on Socialism

These brief exchanges took place during Margaret Thatcher's last speech in the House of Commons on 22 November 1990.

Read the complete transcript for this speech here:
http://www.margaretthatcher.org/speec...

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[Chupa Baras]

Ps.: as a German I appreciate British accents - but when she (IT) spoke it made me puke ...

[itz4kix]

But mixed economies [that have social-ISED services] are NOT.

[itz4kix]

Indeed:

I often ask as to whether those that advocate "freedom" mean "absolute" freedom or "conditional" freedom; & rarely get a reply :-)

[itz4kix]

Not so much IF; but how much support??

I ask since judging from the contributors from the US that post here; it would be something like 100 to 1 [in favour of said extreme far right].

& whilst this is clearly NOT the case, I do wonder as to how much support the extreme far right [as opposed to the more moderate centre right] has?? & what effect this has on said more moderate centre right??

[phenomenalclassic93]

I like to listen to & form ideas, not an ideology :-)

I think when something is construed as "free" it is believed that it shouldnt be argued with. A free market is one of the things that many here believe is something that shouldnt be touched. I love freedom as well, but something isnt free when others are harmed. A market that is not regulated at least to a minimal extent leaves room for individuals to be harmed (ie: slavery and/or the destruction and abuse of lands and wildlife).

[phenomenalclassic93]

you're asking if it has support here in the states ?

[itz4kix]

Does the ideological far-right [i.e. Ayn Rand/libertopian/T-party] have much popular support & if so is that dragging the GOP further to the right??

[itz4kix]

This post of yours [which clearly is NOT spam] unfortunately got spammed-out by some anti-free-speech/anti-democrac­y type[s] who infect this thread [& others] like a disease they are!!

THAT SAID: I quite agree with U & your NON-ideological NON-extremist perspective.

Whilst given that most of the contributors to this thread from the US are of the extreme right-[Ayn Rand/libertopian]-wing; I must say how heartening it is to hear less extreme centre-left views expressed from the US.

[099Nitro]

Thank you for sharing. No toilett paper...jeez thats worth to rise a revolution xD

[Sadistic Sam]

Exactly. Democratic Socialism exists. especially in Europe.

[RuflessRecords]

Socialism....guaranteed to make the toilet paper run out.

Sincerely, Venezuelans