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Soph0571

(9,685 posts)
Sat Sep 28, 2019, 12:00 PM Sep 2019

An Oldie But A Goodie & Still Relevant Today... "A wanker whipping up fear"



Yes. This is the President of Ireland calling out the far right for fear mongering.
Try and be a decent human being rather than a wanker whipping up fear INDEED
We need this right now... Trump, Boris et al right at ya'

(P.S. The President used the word wanker! Tee Hee)

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An Oldie But A Goodie & Still Relevant Today... "A wanker whipping up fear" (Original Post) Soph0571 Sep 2019 OP
Thanks. I was thinking about this just the other day but thought remembered a bit longer version. yonder Sep 2019 #1
This one? Soph0571 Sep 2019 #2
Yes, that's the one, an object of beauty and a delight to behold. yonder Sep 2019 #3
I know we have some politicians like him inside the US but we really could use more to put the cstanleytech Sep 2019 #4

yonder

(9,654 posts)
1. Thanks. I was thinking about this just the other day but thought remembered a bit longer version.
Sat Sep 28, 2019, 01:03 PM
Sep 2019

This is a righteous rant showcasing the skilled Irish way with language, both their own and English. It was/is a fine hoisting of those who would leverage, through fear, their often ill-gotten power over those without.

Thank you Michael Higgins, then and now.

yonder

(9,654 posts)
3. Yes, that's the one, an object of beauty and a delight to behold.
Sat Sep 28, 2019, 01:37 PM
Sep 2019

I'm halfway between laughing and tears when the title of a composition attributed to the blind Irish harper, O'Carolan, pops into my head. I'll offer it in exchange:



Thank you again, Soph.

cstanleytech

(26,224 posts)
4. I know we have some politicians like him inside the US but we really could use more to put the
Sat Sep 28, 2019, 01:59 PM
Sep 2019

smack down like that on the assholes here especially those that are in the House and Senate like Moscow Mitch.

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