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Labi Siffre
UK
Atheist Poet Musician Philosopher Liberal Social-Commentator
Interests: Philosophy, politics, critical thinking, belief-systems, poetry, art.
Belief: "I think therefore I am" is no excuse.
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BREXIT - "TRADE IS IMPORTANT, BUT … "
(UK Foreign Sec J Hunt BBC Radio4 the “Today” program 15/4/19). That "but" is appropriate if you are attempting to conceal "The Brexit Dividend” the effect of reduced national wealth that Brexit will bring to those British People already not... Continue reading
Posted 2 days ago at Labi Siffre - Into The Light
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Brexit Self-Harm Writ Large
Theresa May says, "No government could give a blank cheque to commit to an outcome without knowing what it is.” That is exactly what she and her government did on the 29th of March 2017 when they invoked Article 50.... Continue reading
Posted Mar 26, 2019 at Labi Siffre - Into The Light
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"Terrorists Don't Have A Religion”?
Terrorists Don't Have A Religion? Continue reading
Posted Mar 17, 2019 at Labi Siffre - Into The Light
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THE BASIS OF BIGOTRY
How dare you be different from me How dare you not look, talk, think, Feel As I do How dare you constantly suggest As you do by being other That I What I think What I feel What I am... Continue reading
Posted Jan 20, 2019 at Labi Siffre - Into The Light
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DEMOCRACY
The US Electoral College makes The USA less Democratic than the UK of GB's Parliamentary Democracy Though the UK's First Past The Post System makes the UK less Democratic than any nation employing The Single Transferable Vote The most democratic... Continue reading
Posted Jul 8, 2018 at Labi Siffre - Into The Light
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The Nature Of Things
Expect little applause For facts or fact based Evidence; superstition Usually wins The popular vote Or it is perhaps that An age of reason Followed by ages of superstition Intellectual laziness and lashing out Is as inevitable as "Boom &... Continue reading
Posted Jun 7, 2018 at Labi Siffre - Into The Light
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VINDICATED: An assessement of President Trump & his Godly base
Taught that if you smile the fools
Think you honest he learns
They don’t care that he lies Continue reading
Posted May 29, 2018 at Labi Siffre - Into The Light
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Of Men And Women As Mice
That God needed To create Proves God doesn’t exist No matter how clear this is Human absurdity (Theism) Persists ___ Continue reading
Posted May 25, 2018 at Labi Siffre - Into The Light
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IN THIS KEY, SINGING “SO” “LA” “TI” “UM” AIN’T ENOUGH
A truck is fundamental to the success of your business But you can’t afford one. So your parents buy a second-hand truck and give it to you So you can improve your business/earnings/status/wealth. A year later, your business a success... Continue reading
Posted Nov 21, 2017 at Labi Siffre - Into The Light
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UNBELIEVABLE (sans exclamation mark)
Posted Nov 20, 2017 at Labi Siffre - Into The Light
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It’s A Wonderful Life
It's A Wonderful Life / When folk declare they're compassionate / Claim to believe / In openness and honesty / I distrust them, immediately Continue reading
Posted Oct 27, 2017 at Labi Siffre - Into The Light
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Brexit: No, They Don't Need Us As Much As We Need Them.
Posted Oct 21, 2017 at Labi Siffre - Into The Light
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Fighting The Ideology
how DARE YOU blame those who believe God gifts them with paradise for murdering civilians. Continue reading
Posted Sep 18, 2017 at Labi Siffre - Into The Light
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I'm Not "Brexit Weary"
I'm Not "Brexit Weary". I'm "Brexit Wary" and every piece of research I do makes me more so. Continue reading
Posted Sep 17, 2017 at Labi Siffre - Into The Light
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"We Only Kill Black People"
"We Only Kill Black People” the police officer said / "He was joking" some claimed / But here’s the thing /
I don’t hear any black people laughing Continue reading
Posted Sep 1, 2017 at Labi Siffre - Into The Light
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State of the Union
Beside each monument to the confederacy / Raise a monument to Malcolm X / or Harriet Tubman / or Martin Luther King Continue reading
Posted Aug 22, 2017 at Labi Siffre - Into The Light
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Trump, Statues and The State of A Black and White Nation
Enemies are an important part of our history/Should we commemorate them
With statues?/Of Adolf Hitler, for example? Continue reading
Posted Aug 20, 2017 at Labi Siffre - Into The Light
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Labi Siffre In Conversation with Tom Robinson
Posted Aug 8, 2017 at Labi Siffre - Into The Light
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The Children Of Brex Get It
And so in this the children
Wiser than their parents see
Their future blocked
By their elders' fears Continue reading
Posted Jul 2, 2017 at Labi Siffre - Into The Light
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Statement Of The Obvious re: Brexit
A Statement Of The Obvious that we British, in our collective arrogance and wilful ignorance, seem incapable of grasping: The rules of a club I join then wish to leave are made by the club not by me. re Brexit:... Continue reading
Posted Jul 1, 2017 at Labi Siffre - Into The Light
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I Wonder Why Austerity Doesn't Start At The Top
I wonder why circles crop, I wonder why austerity doesn't start at the top, Continue reading
Posted Jun 14, 2017 at Labi Siffre - Into The Light
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Safe
"Safe" a poem, poetry, written & read by Labi Siffre. Continue reading
Posted Jun 14, 2017 at Labi Siffre - Into The Light
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Focus
The narrower my view The easier I can say "This has nothing to do with ..." (whatever I choose) Cos whatever I choose cannot be seen From where I stand If I narrow my view So I narrow my view... Continue reading
Posted May 28, 2017 at Labi Siffre - Into The Light
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IN THE NAME OF "AGNABOBBAL"
Posted May 11, 2017 at Labi Siffre - Into The Light
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Delusions Of Grandeur
Posted Apr 29, 2017 at Labi Siffre - Into The Light
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