The Iron Lady

So I turned the news on today and saw that last night former Prime Minister of Britain passed away, due to a stroke. Apart from hearing how much of a motivation she was for England, I also saw that people were celebrating her death. 

Margaret Thatcher was known for her involvement in ending the cold war, and she herself said “I like Mr. Gorbachev, we can do business together”. This was a time when the Russian leader at the time was more understanding of his countries policies. 

Thatcher also had close ties to American President Ronald Regan, with whom she also shared conservative views of their countries.

She was named the “Iron Lady” by the Russian press after she made a speech in 1976 stating that “the Russians are bent on world dominance”, which may or may not be such a suitable nickname.

Maybe I’m not as up to date with my world history as I should be, but I really had no idea who Margaret Thatcher was. She seemed to be a good example of British history.

But then I heard about some of her faults. One for example was about South Africa, and how she called Nelson Mandela a “terrorist”. I’m not sure about you but that’s a pretty terrorizing statement. 

But I guess everyone has their negative sides, even Thatcher. Maybe I should read a little more.