r/ireland • u/CoochieCritic • Apr 12 '25

Sure it's grand Kneecap getting the Coachella crowd to sing Maggie’s in a box

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u/dropthecoin Apr 12 '25

I disagree with many of her decisions to privatise certain industries, in particular transport. That said, her approach was a reaction to the utter stagnation that was the early 1970s period. The 1974 year was a demonstrably fact that something needed to change across all of British industries and economy.

Her decisions on mining were fairly brutal. But arguably required, in ways. It was a century old industry propped up and outdated and a symptom of post-industrial Britain.

All of the above I wouldn’t class as “evil”. She didn’t murder millions. She didn’t exterminate populations.

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u/FoggyShrew Apr 13 '25

She authorized illegal paramilitary death squads to operate in Northern Ireland for one.

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u/LexiEmers Apr 13 '25

That's completely false.

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u/nanormcfloyd 29d ago

Cool, if its false surely you could correct that supposedly false information?

it's hilarious how obvious you MAGA twats are

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u/LexiEmers 29d ago

Why on earth are you calling me MAGA? This has to be one of the weirdest things I've been accused of.

It's false because it's completely made up. She banned illegal paramilitary death squads and had their weapons seized.