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Morrisey (lead singer of The Smiths) Issues Official Statement on Manchester Bombing via Facebook
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Posted on 05/23/2017 1:29:07 PM PDT by TigerClaws

Celebrating my birthday in Manchester as news of the Manchester Arena bomb broke. The anger is monumental. For what reason will this ever stop?

Theresa May says such attacks "will not break us", but her own life is lived in a bullet-proof bubble, and she evidently does not need to identify any young people today in Manchester morgues. Also, "will not break us" means that the tragedy will not break her, or her policies on immigration. The young people of Manchester are already broken - thanks all the same, Theresa. Sadiq Khan says "London is united with Manchester", but he does not condemn Islamic State - who have claimed responsibility for the bomb. The Queen receives absurd praise for her 'strong words' against the attack, yet she does not cancel today's garden party at Buckingham Palace - for which no criticism is allowed in the Britain of free press. Manchester mayor Andy Burnham says the attack is the work of an "extremist". An extreme what? An extreme rabbit?

In modern Britain everyone seems petrified to officially say what we all say in private. Politicians tell us they are unafraid, but they are never the victims. How easy to be unafraid when one is protected from the line of fire. The people have no such protections.

Morrissey 23 May 2017.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: britain; morrissey; music; terror
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To: TigerClaws

Morrissey is the same type of socialist liberal over there that the very next day would be complaining about the harsh cracksdown on muslims if he saw it on television.


61 posted on 05/23/2017 2:46:49 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: sevlex; soycd
Close, but he needed to say Islam - with no qualifiers.

He pretty much does say that, but he wants his readers to connect the dots for themselves.

That can be a more effective strategy than saying the same thing in the same way over and over and over again.

62 posted on 05/23/2017 2:51:45 PM PDT by x
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To: TigerClaws
Well, he did support Brexit... Maybe he's a broken clock? right twice a day?
63 posted on 05/23/2017 3:06:44 PM PDT by Newton (All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.)
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To: TigerClaws

He’s been headed that way for a while now, at least since 2014...


64 posted on 05/23/2017 3:19:47 PM PDT by balk
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To: sauropod
Morissey is a tool. I have no respect for him.
Pesonally I'm reserving judgement until the members of Bananarama and/or Lilly Allen have their say!

What does Andrew Ridgeley have to say about this Attack??!!

65 posted on 05/23/2017 3:20:18 PM PDT by Right Brigade
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To: nikos1121

“Why not say it yourself?”

Yes, he doesn’t say it either, he only alludes.


66 posted on 05/23/2017 3:26:29 PM PDT by jocon307
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To: TigerClaws

And they went back to sleep. England is over.


67 posted on 05/23/2017 5:18:16 PM PDT by jmacusa (Dad may be in charge but mom knows whats going on.)
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To: SkyPilot

The problem is no one gets angry anymore, they just wait for the prayer vigil, sing some songs cry and go home and wait for the next one, what is wrong with these humans. We need to be brutal when it calls for it, more brutal than our enemies otherwise our enemies will win


68 posted on 05/23/2017 6:12:44 PM PDT by ronnie raygun (Trump plays chess the rest are still playing checkers)
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To: stylecouncilor

ping


69 posted on 05/23/2017 8:02:10 PM PDT by windcliff
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