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Funny, Hitler did the same but we were all happy to make jokes about him

10 points to Tariq.

Everyone who loves her (somehow) is going about the place spouting "don't speak ill of the dead" when they've been doing it themselves since the beginning of time. I suppose they all stayed quiet about Saville, Jackson, Winehouse, Hitler, Stalin (I could go on) after they were dead.

She did a stupid amount of horrific things and didn't even consider them "mistakes" she meant them.

well if the electorate didn't vote the tories in in the first place, then she wouldn't have been able to make these 'horrific' mistakes you talk about. She was a strong prime minister that did what she set out to do which is more than we can say about current politicians - rant over.

and to put Thatcher in the same category as Hitler is just crass and bloody foolish!

We're not comparing them in a way that is inappropriate, just pointing out how hypocritical it is to say "don't speak ill of the dead"

From my side of the fence she did some unforgivable things that for me outweigh most of the positives.

It seems unfair that all her supporters can spread their opinion via their RIP messages, but the second I say a bad thing about her, I get jumped on. Both sides of the debate ought to be heard, not one.

you can speak ill of the dead when they have caused atrocities, such as genocide. However I personally think it's a disgrace when people say that they're so happy she's dead even though she was democratically elected and far far worse than many of the dictators of modern history. People need to put their grievances with Thatcher into perspective - many people throughout the world have had it far worse.

Troll time: Hitler was elected, and made Germany great. Excluding the genocide he was a brilliant leader. More so than Maggie Maggie made sure jobs were no longer safe, fewer of them and you have less of a say when it comes do unions. Hitler provided more jobs, boosted the economy without selling off all the assets. The atrocities might be in a different scale, however Mrs privatisation hasn't really done wonders for the UK in the long run.