Labi Siffre - Into The Light

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Transatlantic Hubris Nationalism Populism Complacency -

The Encouragement Of Wilful Ignorance (Evidence?

Experts? Science? Bah!) & The Rise Of The Wilfully Ignorant

Led By Those Who Despise An Electorate They View As

Gullible & Easy To Manipulate With Lies & Scapegoats

 

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Armour For Those Told They Are Over-Reacting re Covid-19

When government says it’s a problem: it’s serious.
When they say it’s serious: it’s an emergency.
When they say it’s an emergency: Put your head between your legs and kiss your arse goodbye.

In my lifetime I’ve never heard a PM tell us to expect some of our loved one’s to die. This PM, B.Johnson, is a serial liar and an arsehole but clearly his scientific and medical advisors have impressed upon him the need (at least for his own legacy reputation) to be able to say “I warned you”. The government is advised to expect over a million deaths. I repeat, over a million deaths.

People can call that over-reaction if they wish. But we’ve been told.

 

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My Thanks To JSB

Depressed
by the manner of our species
(And his de facto complicity)
He seeks refuge in
The Art of Fugue
It works
For a while
Then we drown it out
By being

Birds are singing
Trees are green the sky where he is
is blue
Criss-crossed with vapour trails; He is currently
“Safe"
After reading of another scapegoat killed
By the self-proclaimed “threatened” yet overwhelming majority;
God fearing to a man and like God
Living productive lives in fear of self-reflection

These days are like so many others
Yet the numbers game colours this pandemic-ly;
He tries to smile
After all, the meme goes,
Optimism is the cure-all
And lucky he was born in a rich nation,
World leaders, chest beaters, rough sleepers, praise Jesus
He rises for coffee-making (hug the drug)
Appropriately served in a celebratory mug
While at the vacated computer desk
The smile
Hasn’t arrived

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