Margaret Thatcher
politician · 2 mentions across 2 readings
In this course
Thatcher exemplifies the neoliberal reduction of governance to market logic that cyberlibertarian ideology inherits and radicalizes—her invocation alongside Reagan by figures like Rothbard represents how anti-state politics became encoded in both policy and later digital-age thinking. The course uses her as a historical touchstone for understanding how the "government is tyranny" premise emerged from 1980s conservative economics and was then weaponized by Silicon Valley ideologues to justify technological solutionism and the circumvention of democratic institutions.
Background
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher was a British stateswoman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century and the first woman to hold the office. As prime minister, she implemented policies that came to be known as Thatcherism. A Soviet journalist dubbed her the "Iron Lady", a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style.
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