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		<title>In or Out?</title>
		<link>http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2016/06/20/in-or-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2016 14:23:58 +0000</pubDate>
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The in and out campaigners, equally spout propaganda to entice us to support their view.
We also have the left winger/right winger instinctive put downs of each other disregarding the issue at hand&#8230;
The older generation 80/90s (people I know) view this in a different perspective than I do. They wonder if exit will lead to another [...]]]></description>
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<p>The in and out campaigners, equally spout propaganda to entice us to support their view.</p>
<p>We also have the left winger/right winger instinctive put downs of each other disregarding the issue at hand&#8230;</p>
<p>The older generation 80/90s (people I know) view this in a different perspective than I do. They wonder if exit will lead to another war (in the European context)&#8230;</p>
<p>Economically no-one knows what will happen if we Exit, we only know what happens if we Remain, remain is the status quo. Leaving might be turbulent&#8230;</p>
<p>It is important for us all to make a choice and vote on 23rd June 2016.</p>
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		<title>It Raineth for Forty Days and Forty Nights</title>
		<link>http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2014/02/17/it-raineth-for-forty-days-and-forty-nights/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 21:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CherryPie</dc:creator>
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Genesis 6
12 And the Lord said: &#8220;Behold, I shall send a flood over the land, for I am sore weary of this gay marriage thing.
13 Not really.  It&#8217;s clearly nothing to do with that, it&#8217;s about climate change, though verily that shalt be denied by he who they call the Environment Secretary, for he shall [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Fast Flowing by KirscheTortschen, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/-cherrypie-/6975873024/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7120/6975873024_3f1a8d5bae.jpg" alt="Fast Flowing" width="500" height="334" /></a></p>
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<h2>Genesis 6</h2>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>12</strong> And the Lord said: &#8220;Behold, I shall send a flood over the land, for I am sore weary of this gay marriage thing.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>13</strong> Not really.  It&#8217;s clearly nothing to do with that, it&#8217;s about climate change, though verily that shalt be denied by he who they call the Environment Secretary, for he shall say the badgers did move the goalposts.&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>14</strong> And the Lord did go out to a man who they called David of the Camerons, from the Land of Eton, who the people did call No-ideah, for  more often than not he had no idea what to do.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>15</strong> And the Lord said unto No-ideah: &#8220;Build thee an ark of gopher wood.  Actually, scratch that.  Just spend thee thy days saying thou hast been meeting with Cobra, which doth sound macho but meaneth nothing, while the floods do rise upon the land of the Levels.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>16</strong> Visit them not for 40 days and 40 nights, but allow thy briefers to blame the Environment Agency till the cuts do start to be mentioned and the man they call Pickles doth blunder.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>17</strong> And thou shalt wait until the floods do fall upon the lands of the Shires, yea, even unto the playing fields of Eton where the gym becometh waterlogged.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>18</strong> And only then, finally, shalt thou try and get a grip and shalt say: &#8216;enough of the blame!&#8217; (for though realiseth thou is getting the blame thouself, thou and not the Environment Agency).</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>19</strong> &#8216;Behold,&#8217; thou shalt say, &#8216;austerity is over! I do suddenly overflow with money so that you may see me as leaderly and not turn your votes away from me&#8217;.  And there shall be no mention of the cuts that thou in thy foolishness has imposed on the Environment Agency which has basically caused this mayhem&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>20</strong> Thus spoke the Lord.  And through all the floods, George Osborne was never seen in the land.*</p>
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<p>So endeth the lesson with additional food for thought&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230; <a href="http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2014/02/look-mods-flood-response/" target="_blank">from think Defence</a>.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><em>*Received via email</em></p>
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		<title>Saturday Listening</title>
		<link>http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2010/02/06/saturday-listening/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:39:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CherryPie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some of the remarks in the comments section in relation to the Albion Alliance over at Nourishing Obscurity reminded me of this song.  I used it to accompany one of my early (PCS) campaign videos way back in 2005.  We knew what was right and campaigned to get the truth across against all [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Some of the remarks in the comments section in relation to the <a href="http://albionalliance.org.uk/" target="_blank">Albion Alliance</a> over at <a href="http://nourishingobscurity.com/" target="_blank">Nourishing Obscurity</a> reminded me of this song.  I used it to accompany one of my early (PCS) campaign videos way back in 2005.  We knew what was right and campaigned to get the truth across against all odds, by doing this we won on more than one occasion.</p>
<p>My message to anyone who thinks they can&#8217;t make a difference by speaking up or campaigning for what they believe in is:  You don&#8217;t know if you don&#8217;t try!  If you don&#8217;t try you will lose but if you do try you might just win.  Apathy is your enemy!</p>
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<p>First they ignore you<br />
Then laugh at you, and hate you<br />
Then they fight you<br />
Then you win</p>
<p>When the truth dies<br />
Very bad things happen<br />
They&#8217;re being heartless again</p>
<p>I know it&#8217;s gone and there&#8217;s gonna be violence<br />
(Want you to love me)<br />
I&#8217;ve taken as much as I&#8217;m willing to take<br />
(Want you to be)<br />
Why do you think we should suffer in silence<br />
(The heavens above me)<br />
When a heart is broken, there&#8217;s nothing to break<br />
(Eternally)</p>
<p>You&#8217;ve been mixing with some very heavy faces<br />
The boys have done a bit of bird<br />
They don&#8217;t kill their own<br />
And they all love their mothers<br />
But you&#8217;re out of your depth son<br />
Have a word</p>
<p>I know it&#8217;s gone and there&#8217;s gonna be violence<br />
(Want you to love me)<br />
I&#8217;ve taken as much as I&#8217;m willing to take<br />
(Want you to be)<br />
Why do you think we should suffer in silence<br />
(The heavens above me)<br />
The heart is broken, theres nothing to break<br />
(Eternally)</p>
<p>All is wonderful in past life<br />
Dreaming of the son she wants<br />
You should see me in the afterlife<br />
Picking up the sons of guns</p>
<p>RAP:<br />
When you think we&#8217;re lost, we&#8217;re exploring<br />
What you think is worthless, I&#8217;m adoring<br />
You don&#8217;t want the truth, truth is boring<br />
I got this fever, need to<br />
Leave the house<br />
Leave the car<br />
Leave the bad men where they are<br />
I leave a few shells in my gun<br />
And stop me staring at the sun</p>
<p>I know it&#8217;s gone and there&#8217;s gonna be violence<br />
(Want you to love me)<br />
I&#8217;ve taken as much as I&#8217;m willing to take<br />
(Want you to be)<br />
Why do you say we should suffer in silence<br />
(The heavens above me)<br />
My heart is broken, there&#8217;s nothing to break</p>
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