Peasant Poetry Corner: Can We, by James Anderson

Well this is a Sunday and Sundays are good for chelaxing and poetry. This is from my bud James Anderson from England who is battling his government and PTSD, not in that order. He is a formidable crusader against pedophilia in England and when he gets really riled up, or hurt, he writes delectable peasant poetry. That’s what I call it anyway. Poetry for the great unwashed.

(Yes, I know chelaxing is not a word, live with it)

James Anderson

England

Jan 14, 2018

 

Can we

We build machines with such complexity
We thrive for power and collected wealth
Yet in eighty years of life time
Few will ever study their “self”

Few will ask what am I
Even fewer will look for the truth
Many will place their faith in gods
Without a shred of proof

Many will follow politics
To benefit their own
Not much ever gets past down
To the peasants kneeling prone

Many will follow nothing
Thinking there’s not much left that’s kind
Fewer will have the courage
To investigate their mind

To find out what makes you you
And the point of you in all this
Are we really all just monsters
Destroying harmony and bliss

Is this the point of you
Is this why you were made
To toil for someone else
And watch as they get paid

And when you see your wages
You know you are on the skids
Your toil and manual labour
Isn’t enough to feed your kids

Is this the reality we want for our future
Is it time to reassess
Is it time to look past ourselves
And change this awful mess

And before you say we cant
……
jsa

 

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Bird Flu in Wild Birds Confirmed in UK for First Time This Winter

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Jan 13, 2018

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Bird flu has been confirmed in a dozen wild birds in southwest England for the first time this winter, the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affair said Friday.

“This is the first time avian flu has been identified in the UK this winter and while the disease does not represent a threat to the public, it is highly infectious and deadly to birds,” UK Chief Veterinary Officer Nigel Gibbens said.

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Man Flu: Fiction or Reality?

The ministry said tests had showed that the infection, detected in 17 birds in Dorset county, was closely related to the H5N6 strain that has been circulating in wild birds across Europe in recent months. It stressed a different strain affected people in China last year.A prevention zone will nevertheless be introduced in the area until further notice. The ministry said there were no plans for any culls or movement restrictions but urged poultry farmers to keep a close watch on their birds.

The first case of a human contracting another strain of avian influenza, H7N9, was registered in China’s northern province of Shanxiin last year. Those who were in contact with the person, did not reportedly show any symptoms of infection, however.

Members of traveler family jailed over modern-day slavery camp

This is what evil looks like in  2017. Look at their faces, that is what evil looks like. Ignorance, stupidity, and greed changes a human being.  Rot in prison failures of humanity.

Source: Members of traveller family jailed over modern-day slavery camp — RT UK

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2 Sep, 2017

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Several members of a traveler family have been sentenced to jail for running a modern-day slavery camp.

Ten men and one woman belonging to the Rooney family were convicted at Nottingham Crown Court on Tuesday for exploiting vulnerable people on a site in Drinsey Nook, Lincolnshire.

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Nine members of the family were sentenced to jail for a total of almost 80 years in prison.

The family recruited unemployed, vulnerable, often homeless men from across the country to work for meagre wages in their various businesses.

Almost all of the 18 victims were found to have mental health or drug and/or drink problems.

The court heard the victims, all adults aged between 18 and 63, were beaten and left without running water and toilet facilities while living in squalid caravans.

In one case, a man had been exploited by the family for 26 years. He said he was once made to dig his own grave in case he failed to pledge life-long servitude to the family.

In another case, a victim told the police he sometimes felt he was treated no better than one of the family’s dogs, as leftovers were thrown at him to pick up from the ground.

In sentencing, Judge Timothy Spencer QC called it the “wholesale exploitation of vulnerable men”.

He told the family: “Violence is a consistent theme in this case.

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“Your victims had reached a position where they were cowed into submission.

“They knew that any resistance to you was futile – it would have been met by you recruiting more family members to deliver more violence.

“These offences are chilling in their mercilessness.”

The judge also compared the family’s lavish lifestyle to the debased one of their “labourers”.

Senior investigating officer from Lincolnshire Police Chief Superintendent Nikki Mayo said: “While their ‘labourers’ were suffering, this family were [buying] luxurious holidays to Barbados, Australia, Egypt and Mexico…high performance BMWs, spa days and even cosmetic surgery.

“The greatest positive of this case is that so many of the victims have now got their lives back, they’ve got a real second chance at some peace and happiness and to grow and flourish in their communities – it’s very much deserved,” Mayo said.

Time, gentlemen: Corbyn says going for a beer after work is sexist

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2 Sep, 2016

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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has criticized Britain’s after-work drinking culture, which he claims discriminates against women and mothers.

The left-wing politician said the tradition of going for a ‘man pint’ after work benefited “men who don’t feel the need to be at home” with their families, while discriminating against women who want to look after their children.

Corbyn’s remarks have caused controversy among some, who accuse him of assuming women are more likely to be responsible for childcare.

He made the comments in a speech on Labour policies for women, during which he promised to set up a Women’s Advisory Board within the party.

 Although he did not call for a national ban on “early-evening socialization,” he did suggest it should come to an end.

Media pundits, such as BuzzFeed’s James Ball, were quick to call the Labour leader out for adopting the “sexist trope” that women look after children and men work.

Unfortunately for the Labour leader, his comments also overshadowed progressive policy proposals.

A string of other suggestions included the establishment of an annual Labour Women’s Conference with the power to make policies and a consultation on how to tackle threats and sexual harassment online.

Corbyn also said he would boost the powers of the Equality and Human Rights Commission to penalize companies that don’t publish detailed gender pay information at a company-wide level.

The incumbent leader enjoys widespread support among Labour’s female membership base, with 67 percent of women within the Labour movement backing him.

England’s ‘free’ healthcare system spending $1M a day on antidepressants, despite research showing their ineffectiveness

Source: England’s ‘free’ healthcare system spending $1M a day on antidepressants, despite research showing their ineffectiveness – NaturalNews.com

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by: Isabelle Z.

July 20, 2016

(NaturalNews) England’s National Health Service (NHS) spends the equivalent of $1M a day on antidepressants.

A report by the Health and Social Care Information Centre showed that 61 million antidepressant medications were prescribed last year, which is 31.6 million more than in 2005, and 3.9 million more than in 2014. This category of drugs also noted the biggest numeric rise in prescriptions last year. The total spent each day by the NHS on antidepressants is a staggering £780,000.

What makes this figure particularly alarming, is the fact that these medications have actually been shown to be ineffective. A recent study published in the Lancet showed that only one of 14 commonly used antidepressants was more effective when it comes to relieving depression symptoms than a placebo pill in young people.

A 2010 study published in JAMA showed that SSRIs such as Prozac, Zoloft and Paxil do not benefit people with mild or moderate depression, working no better than a placebo. Other studies have actually shown that even sugar pills might work better than antidepressants!

Studies show side effects far outweigh potential benefits

While taking medications that don’t work might seems like nothing more than a waste of time and money, the truth is that the side effects of antidepressants make this an extremely dangerous practice.

For example, a person’s risk of type 2 diabetes can be two to three times higher if they take antidepressants. A Canadian study found that women who took SSRIs were two times as likely to have a stillbirth, while another showed that they have a 40 percent higher risk of birth defects like cleft palates. The effect of the drugs on blood clotting is believed to be behind the 45 percent higher risk of stroke noted in those who take antidepressants, while overall death rates are 32 percent higher among women who take these medications.

All of these side effects are very concerning, but one in particular could have a big impact on society at large, and that is these drugs’ tendency to incite suicidal thoughts or feelings and violent behavior. This can be evidenced by the extremely high proportion of school shooters and other mass killers who were taking antidepressants or in the process of withdrawing from them at the time they committed these heinous acts. This puts not only the patient at risk, but countless others as well.

British mental health charities call for changes

The head of policy of the charity Rethink Mental Illness, Gillian Connor, said that a greater awareness of mental illnesses and willingness to seek help are likely behind the 107 percent increase in antidepressant prescriptions noted since 2005. She added that the national mental health services are overstretched and underfunded, which is why antidepressants are all too often the only treatment that is available.

She told the Daily Mail: “One in 10 of us will experience depression at some point in our lives. What we want to see is people experiencing depression offered the full range of treatments available, including talking therapies.

“People have to be able to access the treatment that is right for them, whether it’s antidepressants, therapy or a combination of the two.”

The head of policy and campaigns for the mental health charity Mind, Vicki Nash, echoed these sentiments, saying that talk therapies are not available to everyone who needs them. She said that antidepressants are simply not the solution for everybody, and that they should never be used as the first line of treatment for those with mild depression.

Some people with mild depression find that getting better sleep and reducing stress can help take the edge off. The Health Ranger’s Ultrasonic Essential Oil Diffuser can help fill your living space with the refreshing and stress-reducing aroma of peppermint, or perhaps the relaxing effects of lavender essential oil to lift your spirits and ensure you get proper rest to feel your best.

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