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Small Pipes Big HeartPolitical Pipes
Jon Shurlock
February 2020
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Bereft, an old word with modern uses; it coaxes certain emotions out of the shadows and into the centre of the room, and now that we have left the EU it explains my feelings. I have been robbed and plundered of my rights of freedom of movement and there is a lingering, slow-burn anger that colours everything at the moment.
Yes, bereft is the suitable word.
But things are going well musically which helps to plug the gap, to turn the painful rests into joyful melody. I have performed my first solo gig on the pipes (indeed any instrument!) and look forward to further gigs this year – with Kiri at Andover Rocks and with the Hyde Pipers at the Winchester Hat Fair and possibly the Romsey Beggars Fair.
And so to this collection, a record of many Odds and Sods; misfits, dissenters, bohemians, orphans and outsiders; and also originals, words and miscellany.
Jon Shurlock
Harestock, February 2020
‘Put It To The People’ 23rd March 2019
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Contents
Tunes in G......................................................................................................................... 11. Staying in: 31/02/20...........................................................................................................................1
2. The Andover Road..............................................................................................................................2
3. April Fancy......................................................................................................................................... 3
4. Bernie’s Hornpipe.............................................................................................................................. 4
5. Breton Dreams...................................................................................................................................5
6. Broken Fences....................................................................................................................................6
7. Cold Grass.......................................................................................................................................... 7
8. Courtyard Air......................................................................................................................................8
9. Crickets and Bumbles.........................................................................................................................9
10. Dust Shimmer.................................................................................................................................. 10
11. End of May march............................................................................................................................11
12. Fantafrica......................................................................................................................................... 12
13. Fruit Flies..........................................................................................................................................13
14. Grunting Hedgehogs........................................................................................................................ 14
15. Hanging Flowers...............................................................................................................................15
16. June March...................................................................................................................................... 16
17. Lemon Peppers................................................................................................................................ 17
18. The longest day, the shortest night.................................................................................................18
19. Looking towards Once Brewed........................................................................................................19
20. Love has four beats in the bar..........................................................................................................20
21. Midwinter Air...................................................................................................................................21
22. Ockerd Dockerd............................................................................................................................... 22
23. Pipefullness......................................................................................................................................23
24. Potting out tomatoes.......................................................................................................................24
25. Robber Starlings and the Goldfinch.................................................................................................25
26. A second pint of Pompey Royal....................................................................................................... 26
27. Rose Tangling...................................................................................................................................27
28. Soft Garlic Jig....................................................................................................................................28
29. St James Road..................................................................................................................................29
30. St Johns Concert...............................................................................................................................30
31. Stone River.......................................................................................................................................31
32. A stack of new reeds........................................................................................................................32
33. Tiff Tup.............................................................................................................................................33
34. Toasty Hornpipe...............................................................................................................................34
35. The Trains at Bursledon Brickworks.................................................................................................35
36. Waltham Sunday..............................................................................................................................36
37. A waltz for St Edith...........................................................................................................................37
38. Warm Purr....................................................................................................................................... 38
39. We’re not going to Brexit.................................................................................................................39
40. Wet Road Walking........................................................................................................................... 40
41. White Rose.......................................................................................................................................41
42. Whitley Sunrise................................................................................................................................42
43. A word from Guyancourt.................................................................................................................43
Tunes in D....................................................................................................................... 4544. We wanted to rejoin........................................................................................................................45
45. April High......................................................................................................................................... 46
46. Buttercross Demo............................................................................................................................ 47
47. Farewell to Steel Rigg.......................................................................................................................48
48. Flora MacDonald’s Secret Smile.......................................................................................................49
49. Lyon Jig.............................................................................................................................................50
50. Seven Steps to the Pub....................................................................................................................51
51. Time to Go Home.............................................................................................................................52
52. Windy Night..................................................................................................................................... 53
53. Wykeham Dance..............................................................................................................................54
Tunes in A/E....................................................................................................................5554. The start...........................................................................................................................................55
55. August Jig......................................................................................................................................... 56
56. End of Summer................................................................................................................................ 57
57. Hard Ground.................................................................................................................................... 58
58. Meditation on Pipes.........................................................................................................................59
59. Ready or Not....................................................................................................................................60
Odds’n’Sods.................................................................................................................... 6160. Ecclesiastes...................................................................................................................................... 61
61. Andy May medley............................................................................................................................62
62. An Leimas/Harris Dance...................................................................................................................63
63. Bovaglie’s Plaid................................................................................................................................ 64
64. Brian O’Lynn.....................................................................................................................................65
65. Cooley’s Reel....................................................................................................................................66
66. Cotting Burn.....................................................................................................................................67
67. Carnaval de Lanz.............................................................................................................................. 68
68. Danse Bretonne............................................................................................................................... 69
69. Fjellvak............................................................................................................................................. 70
70. Leaving Friday Harbour....................................................................................................................71
71. Mending Broken Fences...................................................................................................................72
72. Miss Crawford..................................................................................................................................73
73. Mr Christopher Moss.......................................................................................................................74
74. Old Hag You Have Killed Me.............................................................................................................75
75. The Road to the North.....................................................................................................................76
76. Robin’s Waltz................................................................................................................................... 77
77. Salmon Tails seconds....................................................................................................................... 78
78. Sir Sidney Smith’s Strathspey...........................................................................................................79
This is what Europe means to me....................................................................................81
Views on Brexit............................................................................................................... 82
How we trick ourselves................................................................................................... 83
What is in store for us..................................................................................................... 84
A 15-Point Guide to Surviving Authoritarianism..............................................................85
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Tunes in G1. Staying in: 31/02/20
Staying in: 31/02/20Roger McGough, 2020
When Big Ben bongsAnd some sing songsI’m staying in
I leave the cheersTo the BrexiteersI’m staying in
What’s done is doneSo have your funBut I wish we were staying in.
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Small Pipes Big Heart2. The Andover Road
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Political Pipes3. April Fancy
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Small Pipes Big Heart4. Bernie’s Hornpipe
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Political Pipes5. Breton Dreams
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Small Pipes Big Heart6. Broken Fences
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Political Pipes7. Cold Grass
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Small Pipes Big Heart8. Courtyard Air
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Political Pipes9. Crickets and Bumbles
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Small Pipes Big Heart10. Dust Shimmer
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Political Pipes11. End of May march
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Small Pipes Big Heart12. Fantafrica
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Political Pipes13. Fruit Flies
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Small Pipes Big Heart14. Grunting Hedgehogs
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Political Pipes15. Hanging Flowers
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Small Pipes Big Heart16. June March
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Political Pipes17. Lemon Peppers
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Small Pipes Big Heart18. The longest day, the shortest night
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Political Pipes19. Looking towards Once Brewed
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Small Pipes Big Heart20. Love has four beats in the bar
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Political Pipes21. Midwinter Air
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Small Pipes Big Heart22. Ockerd Dockerd
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Political Pipes23. Pipefullness
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Small Pipes Big Heart24. Potting out tomatoes
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Political Pipes25. Robber Starlings and the Goldfinch
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Small Pipes Big Heart26. A second pint of Pompey Royal
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Political Pipes27. Rose Tangling
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Small Pipes Big Heart28. Soft Garlic Jig
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Political Pipes29. St James Road
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Small Pipes Big Heart30. St Johns Concert
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Political Pipes31. Stone River
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Small Pipes Big Heart32. A stack of new reeds
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Political Pipes33. Tiff Tup
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Small Pipes Big Heart34. Toasty Hornpipe
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Political Pipes35. The Trains at Bursledon Brickworks
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Small Pipes Big Heart36. Waltham Sunday
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Political Pipes37. A waltz for St Edith
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Small Pipes Big Heart38. Warm Purr
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Political Pipes39. We’re not going to Brexit
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Small Pipes Big Heart40. Wet Road Walking
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Political Pipes41. White Rose
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Small Pipes Big Heart42. Whitley Sunrise
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Political Pipes43. A word from Guyancourt
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Tunes in D44. We wanted to rejoin
We wanted to rejoin
We wanted to rejoin so we excluded the ToriesWe wanted to rejoin so we excluded the pensioners
We wanted to rejoin so we excluded the unemployed and unqualifiedWe wanted to rejoin so we excluded the Red Wall voters
We wanted to rejoin but no one would come with us
Apologies to Martin Niemöller
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Small Pipes Big Heart45. April High
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Political Pipes46. Buttercross Demo
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Small Pipes Big Heart47. Farewell to Steel Rigg
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Political Pipes48. Flora MacDonald’s Secret Smile
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Small Pipes Big Heart49. Lyon Jig
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Political Pipes50. Seven Steps to the Pub
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Small Pipes Big Heart51. Time to Go Home
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Political Pipes52. Windy Night
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Small Pipes Big Heart53. Wykeham Dance
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Tunes in A/E54. The start
You create the start
by choosing the end of something else
but the start is not a start
and end is not an end
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Small Pipes Big Heart55. August Jig
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Political Pipes56. End of Summer
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Small Pipes Big Heart57. Hard Ground
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Political Pipes58. Meditation on Pipes
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Small Pipes Big Heart59. Ready or Not
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Odds’n’Sods60. Ecclesiastes
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing
A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak
A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, King James Bible
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Small Pipes Big Heart61. Andy May medley
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Political Pipes62. An Leimas/Harris Dance
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Small Pipes Big Heart63. Bovaglie’s Plaid
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Political Pipes64. Brian O’Lynn
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Small Pipes Big Heart65. Cooley’s Reel
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Political Pipes66. Cotting Burn
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Small Pipes Big Heart67. Carnaval de Lanz
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Political Pipes68. Danse Bretonne
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Small Pipes Big Heart69. Fjellvak
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Political Pipes70. Leaving Friday Harbour
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Small Pipes Big Heart71. Mending Broken Fences
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Political Pipes72. Miss Crawford
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Small Pipes Big Heart73. Mr Christopher Moss
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Political Pipes74. Old Hag You Have Killed Me
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Small Pipes Big Heart75. The Road to the North
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Political Pipes76. Robin’s Waltz
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Small Pipes Big Heart77. Salmon Tails seconds
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Political Pipes78. Sir Sidney Smith’s Strathspey
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This is what Europe means to me
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Small Pipes Big HeartBorder between Netherlands and Belgium in Baarle-Nassau
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This is what Brexit means to me
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How we trick ourselves
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What is in store for us
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A 15-Point Guide to Surviving Authoritarianism1. They will come to power with a campaign based on fear, scaremongering and distorting the truth. Nevertheless, their victory will be achieved through a democratic electoral process. But beware, as this will be their argument every time you question the legitimacy of their actions. They will claim a mandate from the People to change the system.
Remember — gaining power through a democratic system does not give them permission to cross legal boundaries and undermine said democracy.
2. They will divide and rule. Their strength lies in unity, in one voice and one ideology, and so should yours. They will call their supporters patriots, the only “true Americans.” You will be labelled as traitors, enemies of the state, unpatriotic, the corrupt elite, the old regime trying to regain power. Their supporters will be the “people,” the “sovereign” who chose their leaders.
Don’t let them divide you — remember you’re one people, one nation, with one common good.
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Political Pipes3. Through convoluted laws and threats they will try to control mainstream media and limit press freedom. They will ban critical press from their briefings, calling them “liars,” “fake news.” They will brand those media as “unpatriotic,” acting against the People (see point 2).
Fight for every media outlet, every journalist that is being banned, censored, sacked or labelled an “enemy of the state” — there’s no hope for freedom where there is no free press.
4. They will create chaos, maintain a constant sense of conflict and danger. It will be their argument to enact new authoritarian laws, each one further limiting your freedoms and civil liberties. They will disguise them as being for your protection, for the good of the people.
See through the chaos, the fake danger; expose it before you wake up in a totalitarian, fascist state.
5. They will distort the truth, deny facts and blatantly lie. They will try to make you forget what facts are, sedate your need to find the truth. They will feed “post-truths” and “alternative facts,” replace knowledge and logic with emotions and fiction.
Always think critically, fact-check and point out the truth, fight ignorance with facts.
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Small Pipes Big Heart6. They will incite and then leak fake, superficial “scandals.” They will smear opposition with trivial accusations, blowing them out of proportion and then feeding the flame. This is just smokescreen for the legal steps they will be taking toward totalitarianism.
See through superficial topics in mainstream media (see point 3) and focus on what they are actually doing.
7. They will propose shocking laws to provoke your outrage. You will focus your efforts on fighting them, so they will seemingly back off, giving you a false sense of victory. In the meantime they will push through less “flashy” legislation, slowly dismantling democracy (see points 4 and 6).
Focus your fight on what really matters.
8. When invading your liberal sensibilities they will focus on what hurts the most — women and minorities. They will act as if democracy was majority rule without respect for the minority. They will paint foreigners and immigrants as potential threats. Racial, religious, sexual and other minorities will become enemies to the order and security they are supposedly providing. They will challenge women’s social status, undermine gender equality and interfere with reproductive rights (see point 7). But it means they are aware of the threat women and minorities pose to their rule, so make it your strength.
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[Editor’s note: This is a rare moment where I believe Mycielski gets it wrong. People of color and women of all races are doing all they can; existence is itself political, but many have already gone above and beyond, taking key roles in resisting. They cannot be expected to “fight the hardest.” We need the people with the most privilege to step up and use their powers for good.]
9. They will try to take control of the judiciary. They will assault your highest court. They need to remove the checks and balances to be able to push through unconstitutional legislation. Controlling the judiciary they can also threat anyone that defies them with prosecution, including the press (see point 3).
Preserve the independence of your courts at all cost; they are your safety valve, the safeguard of the rule of law and the democratic system.
10. They will try to limit freedom of assembly, calling it a necessity for your security. They will enact laws prioritizing state events and rallies, or those of a certain type or ideology. If they can choose who can demonstrate legally, they have a legal basis to forcefully disperse or prosecute the rest.
Oppose any legislation attempting to interfere with freedom of assembly, for whatever reason.
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Small Pipes Big Heart11. They will distort the language, coin new terms and labels, repeat shocking phrases until you accept them as normal and subconsciously associate them with whom they like. A “thief,” “liar” or “traitor” will automatically mean the opposition, while a “patriot” or a “true American” will mean their follower (see point 2). Their slogans will have double meaning, giving strength to their supporters and instilling angst in their opponents.
Fight changes in language in the public sphere; remind and preserve the true meaning of words.
12. They will take over your national symbols, associate them with their regime, remake them into attributes of their power. They want you to forget that your flag, your anthem and your symbols belong to you, the people, to everyone equally. Don’t let them be hijacked. Use and expose them in your fight as much as they do.
Show your national symbols with pride; let them give you strength, not associate you with the tyranny they brought onto your country.
13. They will try to rewrite history to suit their needs and use the education system to support their agenda. They will smear any historical or living figure who wouldn’t approve of their actions, or distort their image to make you think they would. They will place emphasis on historical education in schools, feeding young minds with the “only correct” version of history and philosophy. They will raise a new
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Political Pipesgeneration of voters on their ideology, backing it with a distorted interpretation of history and view of the world.
Guard the education of your children; teach them critical thinking; ensure their open-mindedness and protect your real history and heritage.
14. They will alienate foreign allies and partners, convincing you that you don’t need them. They won’t care for the rest of the world, with their focus on “making your country great again.” While ruining your economy to fulfill their populist promises, they will omit the fact that you’re part of a bigger world whose development depends on cooperation, on sharing and on trade.
Don’t let them build walls promising you security instead of bridges giving you prosperity.
15. They will eventually manipulate the electoral system. They might say it’s to correct flaws, to make it more fair, more similar to the rest of the world, or just to make it better. Don’t believe it. They wouldn’t be messing with it at all if it wasn’t to benefit them in some way.
Oppose any changes to electoral law that an authoritarian regime wants to enact — rest assured it’s only to help them remain in power longer.
And above all, be strong, fight, endure and remember you’re on the good side of history.
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Small Pipes Big HeartEVERY authoritarian, totalitarian and fascist regime in history eventually failed, thanks to the PEOPLE.
https://billmoyers.com/story/increasingly-necessity-15-point-guide-surviving-authoritarianism/
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