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"Ding Dong the Witch is Dead" re-enters the Charts following death of MT

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  • #62
    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    NiallSparky wrote: »
    Was he not?

    He was right, was what he was.


  • #63
    true
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,325 ✭✭✭true


    Nodin wrote: »
    Funny that the "blacks" disagreed.
    She was not elected by the blacl or whites or anyone of south Africa. What is relevant is that "F.W. de Klerk, the last apartheid-era president of South Africa, said in a statement that Thatcher, whom he called a friend, was “a steadfast critic of apartheid.” He said she had a better grasp of the complexities and realities of South Africa than many of her contemporaries".

    Now, why do you criticise Thatchers sanction of South Africa when you do not criticise Haugheys sanction treatment of South Africa?


  • #64
    Amirani
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,622 Mod ✭✭✭✭Amirani


    Nodin wrote: »
    He was right, was what he was.

    I agree with that, doesn't mean he wasn't a terrorist though.


  • #65
    Weathering
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,101 ✭✭✭Weathering


    NiallSparky wrote: »
    Was he not?

    Well America holds him in the highest esteem and given their relations with terrorists I'd doubt it very much


  • #66
    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    true wrote: »
    She was not elected by the blacl or whites or anyone of south Africa. What is relevant is that "F.W. de Klerk, the last apartheid-era president of South Africa, said in a statement that Thatcher, whom he called a friend, was “a steadfast critic of apartheid.” He said she had a better grasp of the complexities and realities of South Africa than many of her contemporaries".?



    This would be the FW de Klerk who had a far easier ride because there were no sanctions imposed?
    true wrote: »
    Now, why do you criticise Thatchers sanction of South Africa when you do not criticise Haugheys sanction treatment of South Africa?

    Haughey was a scumbag, thanks. I note you haven't criticised Robert Mugabes economics either.


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  • #67
    Amirani
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,622 Mod ✭✭✭✭Amirani


    Weathering wrote: »
    Well America holds him in the highest esteem and given their relations with terrorists I'd doubt it very much

    That's a fairly ridiculous standard to judge terrorists by.


  • #68
    WayneMolloy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 713 ✭✭✭WayneMolloy


    Weathering wrote: »
    Well America holds him in the highest esteem and given their relations with terrorists I'd doubt it very much

    I hope he never dies.


  • #69
    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    Weathering wrote: »
    Well America holds him in the highest esteem and given their relations with terrorists I'd doubt it very much

    They only took him & the ANC off the "terror" list in 2008. The US was a long time supporter of Apartheid SA and Rhodesia under Ian Smith.


  • #70
    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    WayneMolloy wrote: »
    I hope he never dies.

    Link n02 there wayne oul flower...."violent republicans"....


  • #71
    Weathering
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,101 ✭✭✭Weathering


    NiallSparky wrote: »
    That's a fairly ridiculous standard to judge terrorists by.

    I was being sarcastic..GOD


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  • #72
    Weathering
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,101 ✭✭✭Weathering


    WayneMolloy wrote: »
    I hope he never dies.

    He won't


  • #73
    The Backwards Man
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    Imagine the carnage if the internet had been around when Cromwell died? What a meltdown that would have been.:pac:


  • #74
    WayneMolloy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 713 ✭✭✭WayneMolloy


    Weathering wrote: »
    He won't

    Some Saffers believe that when he passes, there will be an 'uhuru' unleashed against them. Genocidewatch.org has South Africa at stage six of the genocide process - preparation.

    http://www.genocidewatch.org/southafrica.html

    Such a beautiful but troubled country. :(


  • #75
    Weathering
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,101 ✭✭✭Weathering


    WayneMolloy wrote: »
    Some Saffers believe that when he passes, there will be an 'uhuru' unleashed against them. Genocidewatch.org has South Africa at stage six of the genocide process - preparation.

    http://www.genocidewatch.org/southafrica.html

    Such a beautiful but troubled country. :(

    I worked with two white South Africans in Australia for a few months. They were absolutely crazy. They 100pc believed that when Nelson Mandella dies they have to return to S.A immediately,take up arms and be ready. They believe it will signal the start of ww3. This was shortly before Obama was elected for the first time and the amount of crap they were spouting about him and devil was crazy. In the end I was fed up disagreeing with them and just switched off


  • #76
    Chuck Stone
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    I have a little sympathy for Thatcher's family at the negative reaction to her passing but goodness me I'm enjoying the writhing of her fanboys.

    'Thatcher fanboys'... Lol.


  • #77
    LordSutch
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    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    Imagine the carnage if the internet had been around when Cromwell died? What a meltdown that would have been.:pac:

    Wait till Adams dies, I hate the man with a vengance, but I won't be celebrating his death. I will however be thinking back over his words (dubbed & not dubbed) when he was banned from the airwaves in the 80s. I will ponder on what his contribution was to society as a whole over his lifetime, and just thinking about the good (making peace) in the latter half of his life, and the bad (reaking death & destruction for the 1st half), but I won't be celebrating his death, not now that he's mellowed & taken the political path.


  • #78
    WayneMolloy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 713 ✭✭✭WayneMolloy


    Weathering wrote: »
    I worked with two white South Africans in Australia for a few months. They were absolutely crazy. They 100pc believed that when Nelson Mandella dies they have to return to S.A immediately,take up arms and be ready. They believe it will signal the start of ww3. This was shortly before Obama was elected for the first time and the amount of crap they were spouting about him and devil was crazy. In the end I was fed up disagreeing with them and just switched off

    I worked with three of them when I was a teen. This was early 00s so no skype or facebook. They used to call home at least once a day. I was young and naive - couldnt understand why they were always on their phone at break. If you are that homesick, go home. I wasnt aware of what was going on over there. Why stay here and spend fortunes in phone bills. Truth was they were worried sick about their families at home. They were small farmers. Saffer farmers have a murder rate of 97 out of 100, 000. Thats a f*cking purge. Plan was to save up a large cash sum and relocate the fam over here. Hope they were succesful, nice lads. We had a few after work drinks one night after we were done with a stocktake. Should have been sacked on the spot - saffers just laughed and shook their heads. Nothing ever said.


  • #79
    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    LordSutch wrote: »
    Wait till Adams dies, I hate the man with a vengance, but I won't be celebrating his death. I will however be thinking back over his words (dubbed & not dubbed) when he was banned from the airwaves in the 80s. I will ponder on what his contribution was to society as a whole over his lifetime, and just thinking about the good (making peace) in the latter half of his life, and the bad (reaking death & destruction for the 1st half), but I won't be celebrating his death, not now that he's mellowed & taken the political path.


    No, you'll just wait for somebody to desecrate his grave and agree it was "karma".


  • #80
    Weathering
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,101 ✭✭✭Weathering


    Australia's Foreign Minister Bob Carr has described comments made by Baroness Thatcher as "unabashedly racist".

    http://http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22087702


  • #81
    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    WayneMolloy wrote: »
    I worked with(....)ever said.

    Wheres the link about the "violent republicans" wayne? Or are you going to withdraw the accusation.....


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  • #82
    StaticNoise
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,460 ✭✭✭StaticNoise


    Sorry, I gave the wrong timing for the chart update in my earlier post: the countdown has begun on BBC Radio 1 now.

    Update: It's number 10 in the chart.


  • #83
    vicwatson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,417 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    Nodin wrote: »
    There are many songs explicilty about thatcher, so picking that one is somewhat odd. I would have thought "tramp the dirt down" the obvious choice, meself.


    I particularly like this one....



  • #84
    Latchy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,190 ✭✭✭✭Latchy


    Her husband Dennis who after over doing it on the G&T's ,would arrive home in the early hours and much to her annoyance would wake her up saying '' wake up Maggie dear , I think I have something to say to you ''


  • #85
    Fr_Fitzexactly
    Site Banned Posts: 85 ✭✭Fr_Fitzexactly


    vicwatson wrote: »
    It'll probably get to number 1 in the British Charts*


    *sells about 100 copies

    Nowadays only suckers buy pre-recorded music that isn't vinyl. One lad with a bit of dosh to spare can boost it to #1 in the charts


  • #86
    For Paws
    Closed Accounts Posts: 812 ✭✭✭For Paws


    Elvis Costello's 'Tramp The Dirt Down'

    "I'd like to live/long enough to savour/
    That's when they finally put you in the ground/
    I'll stand on your grave and tramp the dirt down."


  • #87
    Dyr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,246 ✭✭✭✭Dyr


    vicwatson wrote: »
    I particularly like this one....


    pfft :p

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mRBviBUIJs


  • #88
    porsche959
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,499 ✭✭✭porsche959




  • #89
    Zebra3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,299 ✭✭✭✭Zebra3


    true wrote: »
    She was not elected by the blacl or whites or anyone of south Africa. What is relevant is that "F.W. de Klerk, the last apartheid-era president of South Africa, said in a statement that Thatcher, whom he called a friend, was “a steadfast critic of apartheid.” He said she had a better grasp of the complexities and realities of South Africa than many of her contemporaries".

    ".....the complexities and realities of South Africa".

    Nothing complex about an apartheid state.

    Simply revolting.


  • #90
    kingofslaves
    Closed Accounts Posts: 393 ✭✭kingofslaves


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5gK7yv52o4


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  • #91
    spank_inferno
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,884 ✭✭✭spank_inferno


    To call her racist was a bit far fetched.

    At the time, the ANC said that if in power they would seize all British companies and monies in SA.

    It ended up happening in Zimbabwe anyway.

    Inevitably Thatcher was less than keen on the ANC
    (as would any British PM if facing the same issue).


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