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洗心 发表于 2013-4-9 22:34
美国人这篇不错。
你觉得这篇靠谱吗?
First of all, Margaret Thatcher was not an ideologue, but a very pragmatic politician, only choosing to go to battle when she could win. For example, she took a conciliatory position towards unions when she first came to power in 1979, and the confrontation with the miners only came after she won a landslide election in 1983 and stockpiling a large quantity of coals during 1983-1984. Also, although she took a firm stand and did not negotiate with IRA, letting 10 IRA prisoners hunger strike to death, one year after IRA bombing of her hotel, she signed an agreement with Irish government involving them in Northern Ireland affairs, paving the way for the peace process. So I am not sure we should attribute too much of her policies to these abstract political ideas.
Secondly, I am not sure what 强势政府 means. Civil liberties did not suffer during her government. She did not declare martial law, or imprison opposition politicians or restrict freedom of speech and criticism against her. What she did is strengthening central government in Westminster at the expense of local governments, which most conservatives nowadays find regrettable. But overall, British government's power (central plus local) was declining. As to her imperial style towards her cabinet colleagues, this had nothing to do with any political philosophy. I think after she won 3rd general election in 1987, there was hubris and she grew overconfident in her own judgement and impatient to hear any contrary views. Also almost all of these ministers were promoted by her, and she knew most of their portfolios better than themselves. But eventually this brought about her downfall, she had to resign in 1990 because she lost support from her cabinet. And similarly her governing style has little to do with 强势政府. The government did not gain more power over its citizens. It is just change of balance of power between the prime minister's office and the cabinet.
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