Are we heading back to the Reagan/Thatcher years?

Question

McCain in the White House, Call-me-Dave Cameron in number 10 . . .

Mass unemployment, debt and bankruptcy, homelessness and despair for everyone but the ruling classes . . .

I'm shaking in my shoes at the very thought . . .

Answer 1

Blame us not them. We are all so full of greed and much wants more however, that horn of plenty is starting to disintegrate. However, the pheonix will rise again from the ashes in twenty years time and we will still want, want, want and blame others for our own greed.

Meantime there are valuable lessons to be learnt...but will we? Like as heck we will!

This is what Thatcher and Reagan tried to protect us from.......Ourselves and a poxy labour government!

Well said Marty!

Answer 2

Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr., who was Reagan's council protecting him from indictment in the unbelievably revealing but largely ignored Iran-Contra scandal... is the man choosing McCain's VP.

Does this help you understand how far we are backpeddling to avoid progressing as a nation.

In the Iran Contra hearings it was openly revealed that the Iranians who held the Hostages at the end of the Carter presidency were lavishly thanked by the Reagan team.

You can look that one up. You should. And then think about all the c**p Republicans try to make you think about who is in bed with who. It might clarify for you the relationship between the Bushmen and AlQuaida...

Answer 3

Not so straightforward as that.  The new labour criminals have taken us a long way to the right even of Thatcher - tuition fees, much,much more privatisation, widening gulf between rich and poor - even more than under Thatcher.

The only thing missing is the bigoted state homophobia - there's plenty of Tory racism, xenophobia and police state tyranny in the ugly, corrupt state Blair built - and on the subject of corruption, well - the Blairite criminals plumbed even lower depths thanThatcher, which is saying something.

But Cameron - it's difficult to tell, but I am profoundly suspicious.  Beware of 'flat tax' in particular - and 'small government' - we all know what that means.  Yes, I am certain Cameron will head the next government, if a scandal, a big one, doesn't get him first - but how much worse he will be that these obscene right wing extremists is hard to tell.

McCain?  I rather doubt it - and I sincerely hope not.  But I do think the American people risk finding President Obama as bitter a disappointment as many of those who voted for him - which I did not - found Tory B Liar.

Answer 4

Labour keep on making a right mess of everything - don't you watch the news ?  Somebody has to stop them strangling the economy.

Answer 5

Yes, hopefully! Bring back Reagan! He knew the concepts of the true America!

Aww, some girls are so cute when they think they know history.

Answer 6

No maybe more like the Cater years.........Obama is Carter's 2nd term.

McCain 08 !!!

Answer 7

Yes!

Answer 8

Excuse me, I think you're referring to the Carter years. Reagan and Thatcher created the groundwork for the thriving economy we have had for so long. Stop thinking like a loser.

Answer 9

Yes, and we need Reagan to rebuild our country!!!

McCAIN '08

Answer 10

The state of the country in the early 80s was a result of the Labour governments in the 70s.

What's happening now? Labour are destroying the country and the next party in power will be unpopular because they will have to sort the mess out. History is repeating itself and people have very short memories.

Answer 11

Reagan had movie star charisma. McCain... well, he doesn't. And let's remember he hasn't won the election yet.

Thatcher had a vision, of sorts. Cameron has soundbites. He hasn't had an election either. (But God help us if we have another 5 years under Josef Brown.)

So no, I don't think it's Reagan/Thatcher all over again.

And while we're on the subject of mass unemployment, debt, homelessness and the like, umm, what is happening right now? It doesn't take a conservative to mess up the economy, only an unelected prime minister who doesn't give a toss what the electorate think, becasue he's going to do it his own way anyway.

I'm not 100% blaming the irresponsible and meddlesome socialists who have sold all the gold we had when it was at bargain prices, when it could have been held onto for a rainy day, for putting us in the pickle we are in now. But their actions sure haven't helped, and good riddance to them when they go.

I also don't like the idea that I could soon be legally whisked off the streets for 6 weeks without charge just because someone in authority doesn't like what I say in public. Which could very easily happen, by the way. To ANY of us.

United Socialist States of Britain (USSB), here it comes...

Answer 12

yep im afraid so britain is returning to its right wing backward thinking values,

Answer 13

the damage was done between 1974 - 1979(Labour Wilson), 1979 being the winter of discontent,when strikes ruled. Also inner-city deprivation and racism rife

Answer 14

"Mass unemployment, debt and bankruptcy, homelessness and despair for everyone but the ruling classes . . . "

Abit like now then, by your logic we must be under the Thatcher years.

Thatcher was the bitter pill we had to swallow after the mess Labour made in the 70's. You can thank the Tories for the boom and prosperity this country has enjoyed over the last 20 years and the wealth that New Labour have carelessly squandered.

History has a habit of repeating, lets hope this will be the case when New Labour are obliterated off the political map come the General Election.

Answer 15

Let's hope not!!

OBAMA 08

Answer 16

never noticed the difference !