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Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)
Thu Apr 11, 2013, 08:05 PM Apr 2013

Teacher Romany Blythe outed as creator of 'The Witch Is Dead Party' Facebook group

This shocking graffiti was today spotted in central London as the drama teacher behind one of the vile Thatcher 'death parties' today compared Britain's greatest post-war prime minister to Hitler.

Romany Blythe, 45, who helps troubled children at schools in Brighton, East Sussex, has created a web page called: ‘The witch is dead' and encouraged thousands to 'p***' on the Iron Lady's grave.

After being confronted about her actions, an unrepentant Ms Blyth has described herself as 'the voice of reason', adding: 'they danced in the streets when Hitler died too'.

Her comments came as the graffiti, which reads 'Burn in Hell Maggie', was spotted in the 'Graffiti Tunnel' of Leake Street in Lambeth, central London, also known as the 'Banksy Tunnel'.

Hatred: 45-year-old drama teacher Romany Blythe, who works with troubled children, asked followers: 'Who wants to p*** on her grave?'

Ms Blythe, 45, said: 'People say you shouldn't speak ill of the dead - but it depends who the dead person is. We just don't want to whitewash what happened when she was Prime Minister.

'In normal circumstances celebrating someone's death would be irresponsible,' she told the Brighton Argus. 'But we are generation X, upset people that left school to find hopelessness and despair.

'She was a despot. They danced in the streets when Hitler died too. Mrs Thatcher was friends with Pinochet. She chose her friends very wisely.'

On the day of former prime minister Baroness Thatcher's death Ms Blythe wrote on her Facebook page: 'So the old bag has copped it finally! Party in the square tomorrow then!'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2307367/Margaret-Thatcher-death-party-teacher-Romany-Blythe-unrepentant-revealed-NHS-breast-implants.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

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Teacher Romany Blythe outed as creator of 'The Witch Is Dead Party' Facebook group (Original Post) Blue_Tires Apr 2013 OP
Good for her. MrSlayer Apr 2013 #1
It's really distasteful FunkyLeprechaun Apr 2013 #3
She had no regard for the lives of millions. MrSlayer Apr 2013 #5
Thatcher was much worse than Reagan Spider Jerusalem Apr 2013 #6
Your distaste is noted. Apophis Apr 2013 #8
The Brits are entitled to their opinions of her. kestrel91316 Apr 2013 #2
Mentioning Hitler is incendiary and a mistake...BUT she was evil.. tokenlib Apr 2013 #4
Shocking and vile Cal Carpenter Apr 2013 #7
Well, Maggie did have a soft spot for despots. delrem Apr 2013 #9
 

MrSlayer

(22,143 posts)
1. Good for her.
Thu Apr 11, 2013, 08:13 PM
Apr 2013

Thatcher was a disgusting, vile, cruel piece of dog shit. A reprehensible human that deserves all the scorn, derision and vituperation that is being rained down on her odious, putrid corpse.

Sometimes I wish there was a Hell.

 

FunkyLeprechaun

(2,383 posts)
3. It's really distasteful
Thu Apr 11, 2013, 09:59 PM
Apr 2013

I didn't grow up in the Thatcher era but I grew up in the Reagan era and when Reagan died I didn't go out and celebrate, I thought to myself- he was an interesting man but he sucked, that was that.

I discussed this a lot yesterday in London and many people thought it was distasteful and unbecoming of British society. Even Johnny Rotten agrees with me, he said that he didn't like her policies but he's not going to stomp on her grave.

Thatcher was liked enough to be elected 3 times (if it wasn't for Major, it'd have been 4)- Even Blair/Brown modeled themselves after Thatcherism. I'd much rather vote for Tory today than BNP or UKIP, either which would embrace Thatcher's racism at a drop of a hat.

 

MrSlayer

(22,143 posts)
5. She had no regard for the lives of millions.
Thu Apr 11, 2013, 11:06 PM
Apr 2013

"Taste" wasn't in this person's repertoire. Neither were class, honor, compassion or decency.

So, I don't really care if people don't like it. The ills she caused are still being suffered today. Maybe those that are offended should think about how offensive the things she did were.

 

Spider Jerusalem

(21,786 posts)
6. Thatcher was much worse than Reagan
Thu Apr 11, 2013, 11:49 PM
Apr 2013

and she wasn't elected three times (because parliamentary democracy doesn't work like that); the Tories won a majority three times with her as leader, which is different (and in none of those elections did they get more than 43.9% of the total vote).

tokenlib

(4,186 posts)
4. Mentioning Hitler is incendiary and a mistake...BUT she was evil..
Thu Apr 11, 2013, 10:05 PM
Apr 2013

..and i have no problem with the rest, considering how many lives she damaged by her policies..

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