tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post5455088508607505507..comments2023-10-31T03:18:26.963-07:00Comments on Great Guys Weblog: Peter's CommentBrethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15063508651955739056noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-60738437091270805232015-09-19T10:11:29.568-07:002015-09-19T10:11:29.568-07:00Regarding Thatcher and Reagan, I think the behavio...Regarding Thatcher and Reagan, I think the behavior of the left provides a demonstration of the idea that, "People will always forgive you for being wrong - but they'll never forgive you for being right."Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14980738175201874292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-38518364143679009052015-09-19T07:05:08.291-07:002015-09-19T07:05:08.291-07:00From the OP: The leftist narrative is that Reagan ...From the OP: <i>The leftist narrative is that Reagan and Thatcher rode in on the coattails of a coalition of misanthropic, dysfunctional misfits marching against history, but they were clearly a reaction to public anger and despair over failure and madness.</i><br /><br />I first moved to England within a month or so of Thatcher becoming PM. At the time, England was the basket case of Europe, and well on its way to outdoing the Greeks at their own game. The change over the next several years I was there was amazing.<br /><br />I returned in 1988 for another four years. The England of 1988 was leagues ahead of 1981.<br /><br />With those memories, I was astonished at the left's sheer nastiness that erupted like pus from a boil when Thatcher died.Hey Skipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798930502187234974noreply@blogger.com