Quote Originally Posted by donsdaft View Post
A tried and tested successful way.


Although my heart is with the proletariat, my experience tells me that they're only in it for number one and would grab at the first opportunity to enrich themselves and lord it over their ( for now) equals.

Maggie didn't just beat the unions, she crushed them.
She also managed to expose the people for the want to be capitalists they all are.

Anyone who bought their council house should hang their head in shame.
Depends on how you define successful.
There's always been spivs who adopted a "me first fu ck you, I'm alright" attitude, but they were in the minority pre-Thatcher.
Mebbe had something to do with the commonality of purpose associated with heavy industry, who knows.

Post Thatcher this attitude became compulsory rather than optional.
She didn't just crush trade unions she crushed layers of morality within the populace at large.

And I agree re: Council houses, however when someone dangles "free" money in front of you, it's tough to refuse.