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Does anybody else fantasize about George Washington coming back and becoming president?

by PJGoldwing 18y ago

zandorg 18y ago
As a Brit, I think bringing back Thatcher would equal that.
- mixmax 18y ago
  Since you're a brit I certainly sympathize if you don't want Washington back.
  - zandorg 18y ago
    No, I meant Thatcher would be good, certainly better than this government.
    - mixmax 18y ago
      It was a joke (If Washington hadn't broken away from the mighty empire and become the first president of the US maybe the brits would have a bit more to say in the world) :-)
      - robak 18y ago
        And why he broke out from Britain dependence is probably because he believed that: They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.
- handelaar 18y ago
  As a Brit who was actually an adult when she was in office (your answer suggests incredibly strongly that you weren't), and one whose legitimate non-violent political activities (and snail mail and telephone) were subject to monitoring by an agency of the UK government, I think bringing back Thatcher would be roughly equivalent to electing Dick Cheney to the premiership of the UK. Power, of an absolute nature, unchecked by any constitutional counterbalances, and driven entirely by political fundamentalism, is what she introduced to Britain. It got us a Poll Tax, two wars, and all the excesses of Blair - including this one.
  - zandorg 18y ago
    I wasn't an adult, and my family weren't involved politically. I don't want to veer off topic, but the RIP legislation has 'human intelligence sources' who gather information on terror suspects, and I feel this secret police squad is a huge threat on free speech. I'm pretty sure that the cybercrime screenplay (a thriller) I sent to Hollywood in 2006 got me unwanted attention from the secret services, and even a veiled threat from a guy in a car (which then raced off) one night when I went to post a letter. RIP (2000) is terribly intrusive legislation, and possibly worse than Thatcher's.
nickb 18y ago
He'd look like Ron Paul.

Does anybody else fantasize about George Washington coming back and becoming president?

zandorg 18y ago

As a Brit, I think bringing back Thatcher would equal that.

mixmax 18y ago
Since you're a brit I certainly sympathize if you don't want Washington back.
- zandorg 18y ago
  No, I meant Thatcher would be good, certainly better than this government.
  - mixmax 18y ago
    It was a joke (If Washington hadn't broken away from the mighty empire and become the first president of the US maybe the brits would have a bit more to say in the world) :-)
    - robak 18y ago
      And why he broke out from Britain dependence is probably because he believed that: They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.
handelaar 18y ago
As a Brit who was actually an adult when she was in office (your answer suggests incredibly strongly that you weren't), and one whose legitimate non-violent political activities (and snail mail and telephone) were subject to monitoring by an agency of the UK government, I think bringing back Thatcher would be roughly equivalent to electing Dick Cheney to the premiership of the UK. Power, of an absolute nature, unchecked by any constitutional counterbalances, and driven entirely by political fundamentalism, is what she introduced to Britain. It got us a Poll Tax, two wars, and all the excesses of Blair - including this one.
- zandorg 18y ago
  I wasn't an adult, and my family weren't involved politically. I don't want to veer off topic, but the RIP legislation has 'human intelligence sources' who gather information on terror suspects, and I feel this secret police squad is a huge threat on free speech. I'm pretty sure that the cybercrime screenplay (a thriller) I sent to Hollywood in 2006 got me unwanted attention from the secret services, and even a veiled threat from a guy in a car (which then raced off) one night when I went to post a letter. RIP (2000) is terribly intrusive legislation, and possibly worse than Thatcher's.

nickb 18y ago

He'd look like Ron Paul.