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CHOOSE LOVE MANCHESTER  22 people were killed and 59 were injured after a bomb attack at the Manchester Arena Monday night. Among the dead was an eight year-old girl and among the injured 20 people are still in critical condition in hospital. Fans - mainly and teenagers, plus their accompanying parents – of the American singer Ariana Grande were targeted by the suicide bomber, Salman Abedi, a refugee long settled in Manchester but who had just visited Libya and Syria. ISIS has claimed responsibility for this attack, the worst since the 7/7 bombings in London nearly years ago, but this has not been verified yet. The police suspect that the suicide bomber was part of a network and are making many arrests. The Government has just increased the terror threat level critical which means that another terrorist attack is expected imminently. Over 1,000 troops, along with armed police officers, are now patrolling the streets in Britain; this figure will rise thousands in the coming days. The general election campaign has been suspended. Amidst the terrible news there's some heartening news. The people of Manchester have rallied together to show solidarity with the victims and their families. Taxi drivers gave lifts to fans fleeing from the Arena without fare; hotels offered free accommodation to the fans; many residents opened their homes the fans, many people queued donate blood, people freely gave food and drinks the emergency workers and thousands attended a 'vigil of peace' yesterday evening.  At the vigil, the local poet Tony Walsh, known Longfella in poetic circles, recited one of his poems, This Is the Place. It was an emotional, defiant and rousing recital – it reduced tears. After reciting the poem, Tony Walsh declared to the crowd, "Choose Love Manchester". Below are the words of the poem. This is the place In the north-west of England. It’s ace, it’s the best And the songs that we sing from the stands, from our bands Set the whole planet shaking. Our inventions are legends. There’s nowt we can’t make, and so we make brilliant music We make brilliant bands We make goals that make souls leap from seats in the stands And we make things from steel And we make things from cotton And we make people laugh, take the mick summat rotten And we make you at home And we make you feel welcome and we make summat happen And we can’t seem to help it And if you’re looking from history, then yeah we’ve a wealth But the Manchester way is to make it yourself. And make us a record, a new number one And make us a brew while you’re , love, go And make us feel proud that you’re winning the league And make us sing louder and make us believe that this is the place that has helped shape the world And this is the place where a Manchester girl named Emmeline Pankhurst from the streets of Moss Side led a suffragette city with sisterhood pride And this is the place with appliance of science, we’re it, atomic, we struck with defiance, and in the face of a challenge, we always stand tall, Mancunians, in union, delivered it all Such housing and libraries and health, education and unions and coops and first railway stations So we’re sorry, bear with us, we invented commuters. But we hope you forgive us, we invented computers. And this is the place Henry Rice strolled with rolls, and we’ve rocked and we’ve rolled with our own northern soul And so this is the place do business then dance, where go-getters and goal-setters know they’ve a chance And this is the place where we first played . And mum, lived and died , she loved it, she did. And this is the place where our folks came work, where they struggled in puddles, they hurt in the dirt and they built us a city, they built us these towns and they coughed the cobbles the deafening sound the steaming machines and the screaming of slaves, they were scheming for greatness, they dreamed their graves. And they left us a spirit. They left us a vibe. That Mancunian way survive and thrive and work and build, connect, and create and Greater Manchester’s greatness is keeping it great. And so this is the place now with of our own. Some are born , some drawn , but they call it home. And they’ve covered the cobbles, but they’ll never defeat, all the dreamers and schemers who still teem through these streets. Because this is a place that has been through some hard times: oppressions, recessions, depressions, and dark times. But we keep fighting back with Greater Manchester spirit. Northern grit, Northern wit, and Greater Manchester’s lyrics. And these hard times again, in these streets of our city, but we won’t take defeat and we don’t want your pity. Because this is a place where we stand strong together, with a smile on our face, greater Manchester forever. And we’ve got this place where a team with a dream can get funding and something to help with a scheme. Because this is a place that understands your grand plans. We don’t do "no can do", we just stress "yes we can" Forever Manchester’s a charity for people round here, you can fundraise, don you can be a volunteer. You can live local, give local, we can honestly say, we do charity different, that Mancunian way. And we fund local , and we fund local teams. We support local dreamers work for their dreams. We support local groups and the great work they do. So can you help us, help local people like you? Because this is the place in our hearts, in our homes, because this is the place that’s a part of our bones. Because Greater Manchester gives us such strength from the fact that this is the place, we should give something back. Always remember, never forget, forever Manchester.  |
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Manchester is a great city, cosmopolitan, proud and vibtrant.  [image]
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We mustn't let these terrorists steal our lives, nor our freedoms......... Excellent stuff McP!
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What happened was horrific but we must not let it change us....we cannot be beaten into becoming like those who spread terror.  ~~Anais Nin~~
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It's a sad thing when people choose to attack children. Vive La Difference
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These tragedies should never happen....ever! I get so upset every time it happens!
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5/24/2017 11:51 am |
Pardon the French but we sure live in a Fucked Up World...Our Prayers go to the People of Manchester and the Families affected by this cowardly act...Share a Hug with others and pray for Peace!
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I choose to love those who have lost a loved one, I choose to love joy and freedom, I choose to love tolerance and culture and I cry. Sommaire Et la souffrance vgtale L'être idéal ? Un ange dévasté par l'humour. E.M. Cioran
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blessed be. hold on to each other. the world is with you. holding you in our hearts. You cannot conceive the many without the one.
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What terrorists do is fucked up. What they want it to accomplish is changing people into their twisted ideologies or kill them. Because their idea of "religious right" says so. With the "west" being as free/open as it is, and wanting to remain so, we do have a bit of a dilemma. Do we sacrifice some of the openness to feel more "secure" or do we remain open and therefore open to attacks on soft targets? There are pros and cons to both. With Europe being in closer proximity I hope y'all can find the proper balance so hopefully the rest of the world can follow. When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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What a terrible event. Lost for words, and thoughts with the families.
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This is the right response, Spunky. It'd be so easy to give in to hatred. It's right and proper to be angry, but people need to grieve and hold on to each other first. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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This was a totally useless act and destroyed so much. Love, hope. prayers and hugs to all of them- what a truly beautiful grouping of words to express it (Virtual Symposium Group) use Virtual Symposium Group
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Bonjour Spunky Je renouvelle toute ma sympathie et mon soutient au habitant de l'Angleterre Et mes pensées vont vers les familles et les victimes Heureusement la vie continue et Manchester United l'a prouvé hier Vive la Grande Bretagne ♥ Poton ♥ Bisou ♥ Annie ♥ Hello Spunky I renew all my sympathy and my support to the inhabitant of England And my thoughts go to the families and the victims Fortunately, life goes on and Manchester United proved it yesterday Long live Great Britain ♥ Kiss ♥ Annie ♥
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Very sad day when something happens like this Spunky. Prayers go out to the families hugs V Become a blog watcher sweet_vm
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I may be a City supporter but at a terrible time like this, I'm glad to see Manchester united as one. 
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We mustn't let these terrorists steal our lives, nor our freedoms......... Excellent stuff McP! I was always a little suspicious of Theresa May's upping of the terror alert just as Labour were winning the argument about the NHS and social care. It's great Ariana Grande is returning to Manchester to play again next Sunday. I hope it's a free concert and I hope there's no armed police there! This so-called reassurance isn't that reassuring! 
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What happened was horrific but we must not let it change us....we cannot be beaten into becoming like those who spread terror.
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It's a sad thing when people choose to attack children.
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These tragedies should never happen....ever! I get so upset every time it happens!
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Pardon the French but we sure live in a Fucked Up World...Our Prayers go to the People of Manchester and the Families affected by this cowardly act...Share a Hug with others and pray for Peace!
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Next Sunday Ariana Grande is planning to return to Manchester to do a concert. Life goes on!
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I choose to love those who have lost a loved one, I choose to love joy and freedom, I choose to love tolerance and culture and I cry.
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blessed be. hold on to each other. the world is with you. holding you in our hearts. The cities just reel off - London, Paris, Dortmund, Stockholm, Nice, Manchester, Madrid, Brussels, Glasgow, Munich, etc.
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What terrorists do is fucked up. What they want it to accomplish is changing people into their twisted ideologies or kill them. Because their idea of "religious right" says so. With the "west" being as free/open as it is, and wanting to remain so, we do have a bit of a dilemma. Do we sacrifice some of the openness to feel more "secure" or do we remain open and therefore open to attacks on soft targets? There are pros and cons to both. With Europe being in closer proximity I hope y'all can find the proper balance so hopefully the rest of the world can follow. It seems nothing has changed since the so-called Crusades!
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