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Hmm….dare I stick this one on Facebook or will it set off the censorship and bag me a ban…..hmm….

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Badge of Honour

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Risked it for a biscuit. Time will tell whether it was a good move🤷‍♀️😂

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It was the right move.

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Fearless, Julie.

I will just say that I am now sceptical of the idea that the medical authorities put the interests of the patient first. There is too much evidence to the contrary. I avoid using the services as far as possible. It is indeed a last resort for me.

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It’s a shame that trust has been eroded so much. We deserve a system we can trust. No one resents companies making a few bob from new drugs and potions but it must be done on a basis of human need with good intention and with clear balance of risk.

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‘They overplayed their hand and got too bloody greedy’ Absolutely true! I believe they are realising that far from terminally brainwashing the entire population as they clearly hoped, they’ve exposed themselves! They’ve woken up all those capable of critical thought and the lid is truly off Pandora’s box.

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They have. So many people went from trust to distrust almost overnight. They cooked their own goose that laid them golden eggs.

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Testify, Sister.

This is so much my topic that I lose the ability to be eloquent on it. I literally don’t know where to start and have very few people who would listen anyway. You summarise the threads with aplomb and add in the perfect amount of righteous ire.

And I got the Beach Boys reference halfway through the lyric. I think my face must have looked like an exaggerated TikTok as I smiled, frowned and nodded throughout.

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As you say it’s such a vast subject you could go on and on about this. Or I could😂

I did have to edit it down considerably for it to retain its accessibility and readability.

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I can imagine. Easy to turn into a meme of someone ranting in front of a cluttered wall of interconnected evidence!

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Brilliantly put ! Yes , to all that . I’m still reeling from what has happened, it’s difficult to process it all , but this kind of thing helps xx

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I can’t harp on about it all the time, I bore myself and would drive myself insane with rabbit hole paranoia, but at the same time we can’t allow them to forget what happened. It’s trying to strike balance.

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I think what I meant , by helping , is the more creative way you write about stuff . I have , in the past , managed to come to terms with difficult experiences via art and creative writing , especially songs and poems , also reading/hearing the work of others . Although there are some trickier subjects that I’ve never been able to create any kind of art about , this being one of those things . Still working on it though .

I know what you mean about boring yourself though , but I think you have found a way of making it more interesting. I’m naturally drawn to metaphor , sometimes it’s the only way I can make sense of things .

I’d only vaguely heard if that film , so I had to look it up , then had to look up “flair bartending “ , which is exactly what they did!

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I hadn’t seen it in ages probably since I saw it at the cinema aged 14 and when I decided on that imagery had to give myself a quick recap😂😂

And when I did, I noticed that term too!

Yes if you can try and write with either strong imagery/metaphor and a dash of humour I think it helps convey points, that’s what I aim for with these kinds of posts.

I am someone with the attention span of a gnat so always try and write for folk like me who are easily bored and distracted 😂😂

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Oh yes , I meant to say humour too ! I think my most successful songs included humour , usually unexpectedly 🤣

These horrific things they throw at us do need to be talked about . And, yes , much of the dry information now bores my pants off , at best , and I have to switch off out of self preservation . But you’ve obviously got my brain whirring 🤔 so please keep up the good work xx

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In the words of Kramer, “I didn’t think things through.” 😏

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Sums up the whole shitshow perfectly. There needs to be a LOT more people who stop burying their heads in the sand and recognise this as truth though.

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People have to awaken to things in their own good time I think. You can’t force it.

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Indeed...but it's so bloody frustrating!

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The overplayed hand roused me from my slumber. 👍

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I hope you mean what they did and not that you’d been dozing off whilst reading my post, Mike😂😂😂

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Haha yes of course. You’re never boring! The cognitive dissonance just became too much. Then the whole charade slowly came into focus, like that moment as a child when I realised “Thunderbirds” puppets had strings.

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Going to the doctor means I learn as much as I can on my symptoms, then when with doctor tape what doctor says, then more data for me to understand how I can get better! Medical schools are teaching the students how to write prescriptions! When the doctor has an office they advise the “best” drug to give the idiot...oops I mean patient. Oh btw, most tests are done on white men...most research is done for white men! 🎤

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I’ve been bitchin’ about this for over 30 yrs. Going to the doctor meant my daughter and I were questioned about if my husband was a sexual predator. Then I was given Vicodin for as long as I wanted it! My health...not...buy drugs...big pharma...big fucking joke!

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Indeed. Many of us have stories of how we’ve been failed sadly. These systems now serve shareholders rather than ordinary people.

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A simple answer for a simple mind. It’s easy, don’t take them. Oh, and make sure your kids don’t get the polio vaccine either.

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