Living in economies not in societies

[sageofthpalouse]

Best quote I found today about Mrs Thatcher ...

Her time was when we stopped living in societies and started living in economies.

Riffing on Mrs Thatcher’s comment that society doesn’t exist except as some kind of nanny-abstraction to coddle the irresponsible. The full text of her comments at the UK publication Woman’s Own are here: Read more... )

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[carol_da_queen]

whoa. I obviously did not pay enough attention during her 'reign'. thanks for the info.
Personally I miss living in societies.

[sageofthpalouse]

Lost decade of the 1980s -- raising small children.

Living in societies was better.

Living in economies: "And the Lord will bring you back in ships to Egypt, a journey which I promised you should never make again; and there you shall offer yourselves for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but no man will buy you."