Hi Horse The distinction I am trying to establish was: in your opinion was it a disaster because it was Margaret Thatcher who happened to be Prime Minister - or was it because it was a woman ?
I am sure as the world gets more and more used to women leaders, whether she is a good leader or not depends more on her individual traits and faults rather than her gender. This rationality even extends to Muslim dominated countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh given the subjugated status of women generally in those societies. Of course in Hillary's case it is the tantalising prospect of a co-presidency with her husband Bill as Adviser-in-Chief, the way I dont think Dennis would have ever played. Merits of her candidacy aside, there are still admirers of Margaret Thatcher over on this side of the divide for pulling the British nation up by the socks from the excesses of union power and socialist tendencies. She may have gone too far though as do eventually all leaders who stay too long. But Qualitatively, the UK is better now than if she had not been around ? For that point I must say the role of Queen Elizabeth 2 as undisputed monarch of most of the Anglo Saxon world has been absolutely positive for the last half century. Rgds Khoo Hock Aun On 12/24/07, Horse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi All > > The UK had a woman leader some time back - Margaret Thatcher. The UK is > still recovering from her years of control. > What a disaster. I hope the US doesn't end up with the same problem. > > Horse > > > MarshaV wrote: > > At 10:04 AM 12/23/2007, you wrote: > >> Heather and Marsha > >> > >> In this light I am wondering whether the harsh treatment of Hillary is > >> patently unfair. There are more attempts to villify her on the grounds > of > >> her cold calculating ways, impersonal to the point of not being able to > >> connect, and never being able to get a straight answer of her. > >> > >> In some ways we want her to be as strong as Lilith but in some ways we > want > >> her to be as submissive as Eve (in which case she should not be > presidential > >> material). Then there is the madness of Lila (and can we have a female > >> version of Dr Strangelove) fingers on the nuclear button that kind of > thing. > >> > >> > >> Hillary is smart. She has a man's brain. But she is a woman. Compared > to > >> her, some quarters would portray Obama or even Edwards as angels. > >> > >> As far as I am concerned if America does elect a woman president in > 2008, it > >> would be a manifest quantum evolution of Quality, (not necessarily in > the > >> person of Hillary) but in the ultimate acceptance of a woman as de > facto > >> leader of the world. What do you all think ? > >> > >> Khoo Hock Aun > > > > Greetings, > > > > What do you mean "She has a man's brain.". The static assumptions in > > that statement just makes my blood boil. But putting that aside, I > > agree with your last paragraph, and thank you for writing it. > > > > Marsha > > > > > > Moq_Discuss mailing list > > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > > Archives: > > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > > > > -- > > Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving > safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but to skid in > sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other, body thoroughly used > up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!"... Hunter S > Thompson > > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6016-301 4079 Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
