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malaise

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24. I was just listening to a son of one of the Windrush Generation in England

Reply to H2O Man (Reply #22)

Sun May 6, 2018, 07:25 PM

May 2018

talking about his generation's failure to Get Up, Stand Up and get involved in local and national politics as part of the reason why their parents have been treated so badly by the British government.
Tosh was the most political of the trio.

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Flowers & Race [View all] H2O Man May 2018 OP

I like this! One of my standard lines is....If you go back far enough in the human family tree we Kirk Lover May 2018 #1

Right! H2O Man May 2018 #3

That was mine as well!!! sagetea May 2018 #14

K&R and... OneGrassRoot May 2018 #2

Well, thank you! H2O Man May 2018 #4

There's an obvious attempt to sow racial division among Democrats Hortensis May 2018 #5

Well said. H2O Man May 2018 #6

Thank you. lark May 2018 #7

Thank you! H2O Man May 2018 #8

That poem speaks volumes malaise May 2018 #9

Good speech. Of course winning onto a new course after 20,000 years Hortensis May 2018 #11

What hurts is the attempt to turn back all the gains we have made as human beings malaise May 2018 #19

Yes, but those are normal. It has to be that way Hortensis May 2018 #25

+1,000 malaise May 2018 #26

Beautiful! H2O Man May 2018 #17

Many many people believed those were Bob's words malaise May 2018 #18

Right! H2O Man May 2018 #22

I was just listening to a son of one of the Windrush Generation in England malaise May 2018 #24

I have a lot H2O Man May 2018 #31

In terms of beautiful haunting music and message this is my favorite Tosh malaise May 2018 #35

It's beautiful. H2O Man May 2018 #36

Yes that's a classic malaise May 2018 #38

I'm seeing a lot of posts coeur_de_lion May 2018 #10

Interesting. H2O Man May 2018 #20

Looking back coeur_de_lion May 2018 #40

The brilliance of genius tempered by compassion lunatica May 2018 #12

He sure was. H2O Man May 2018 #21

Simple science saidsimplesimon May 2018 #13

If you confuse science with mumbo jumbo malaise May 2018 #16

Thanks! H2O Man May 2018 #30

what a perfect time to share this!! sagetea May 2018 #15

Thank you, sagetea! H2O Man May 2018 #32

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe May 2018 #23

Where have you been Uncle Joe? malaise May 2018 #27

... Uncle Joe May 2018 #28

Thanks! H2O Man May 2018 #33

It's good to see you as well H2O Man! Uncle Joe May 2018 #42

Their logs held tight in death's still hands Was proof of human sin. elleng May 2018 #29

It's a powerful verse. H2O Man May 2018 #34

Wonderful poem. kentuck May 2018 #37

Thanks, kentuck! H2O Man May 2018 #39

Needed those words tonight.... Heartstrings May 2018 #41