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Democracy was paid for in currency costing millions of lives. Churchill stood for democracy. What the hell do this lot stand for?

You Are Not Churchill

We did fight on the beaches. We with our allies 
won the war. 
We fought for democracy, for peace forevermore. 
Churchill held a nation in his palm and swore we’d 
never surrender. 

But that was not peace time that was war and his
grit and guile we will always remember.
They’ve called on characteristics of that time,
stealing thoughts from great minds bent on defending
nations. This insults the memory of those who died
fighting for peace amongst all nations.
We, this nation lost so many lives defending democracy 
and freedom. 

A government that not only tells us lies now thinks to 
defy the law of our great nation.
Democracy was so hard earned, fascism was turned 
away from the shores of this nation. 

For the memory of all those lives who died we must
hold democracy and freedom in our hearts and minds
and never extinguish the fires of these burning lights.
Burning lights that gave all colours and cultures salvation
in this our truly great British nation.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019


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Date: 9/19/2019 3:12:00 PM
After our generation that will all be gone. There is a a political movement far more insidious now on a globalist scale that is undermining our civilization through our children. It will be too late and we may not be here to say. “I told you so.” SuZ
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Date: 9/20/2019 3:50:00 PM
Hi Suzanne, Thanks very much for your comments. It really makes you wonder how bad it could get and how did it come to this? Cheers,
Date: 9/18/2019 7:39:00 PM
A patriotic tribute to Britian. Hear! Hear!
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Date: 9/20/2019 3:52:00 PM
Hi Caren, Thanks very much. I do love my country but can’t say that for the ruling powers of it, Cheers,
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