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johnfm
Original Poster
9,016 posts
119 months
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Morrissey: What a w  ker Morrissey said: In a message to fans on his website, the former Smiths frontman wrote: “I am unable to watch the Olympics due to the blustering jingoism that drenches the event. Has England ever been quite so foul with patriotism?
“The ‘dazzling royals’ have, quite naturally, hi-jacked the Olympics for their own empirical needs, and no oppositional voice is allowed in the free press. It is lethal to witness.
“As London is suddenly promoted as a super-wealth brand, the England outside London shivers beneath cutbacks, tight circumstances and economic disasters. Meanwhile the British media present 24-hour coverage of the ‘dazzling royals’, laughing as they lavishly spend, as if such coverage is certain to make British society feel fully whole. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/london-2...
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hedgefinder
1,422 posts
39 months
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he's right though, if only in part.. 
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Zod
23,292 posts
127 months
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The Smiths' musical legacy is fabulous. Unfortunately, Morrissey has never understood that people liked the Smiths' music and their amusing, clever lyrics. Nobody ever took him seriously as a social or political ocmmentator and he makes a fool of himself just about every time he opens his mouth other than to sing.
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martin84
5,366 posts
22 months
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I'm not a fan of bonkers jingoistic nonsense or lauding of the Royals who did nothing special other than be born or shag the right people....but have the Royals really been all over the media? I've not seen too much of them.
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Apache
38,242 posts
153 months
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The only reason papers print his drivel is because they know it'll incense the readers enough to write back. He serves no other purpose
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rix
701 posts
59 months
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Zod said: The Smiths' musical legacy is fabulous. Unfortunately, Morrissey has never understood that people liked the Smiths' music and their amusing, clever lyrics. Nobody ever took him seriously as a social or political ocmmentator and he makes a fool of himself just about every time he opens his mouth other than to sing. indeed, it's sometimes almost embarrassing to enjoy his music knowing the personality behind it!
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Zaxxon
4,057 posts
29 months
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Cobain
Lennon
Joplin
Morrison
All dead
Morrisey still breathing
Proof that god does not exist.
Edit: or proof that God does exist and even he despises the talentless insufferable little runt.
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johnfm
Original Poster
9,016 posts
119 months
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Zaxxon said: Cobain
Lennon
Joplin
Morrison
All dead
Morrisey still breathing
Proof that god does not exist.
Edit: or proof that God does exist and even he despises the talentless insufferable little runt.
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FourWheelDrift
56,441 posts
153 months
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Morrisey lives in the USA the land of patriotism and home of jingoism. Which makes his rant even more laughable.
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bitchstewie
8,766 posts
79 months
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What a miserable little git.
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Trommel
10,497 posts
128 months
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turbobloke
55,480 posts
129 months
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FourWheelDrift said: Morrisey lives in the USA the land of patriotism and home of jingoism. Which makes his rant even more laughable.  Also his pauper status really underpins all the rhetoric about economic nhard times suffering. He's entitled to comment of course, but it would be better for him not to... b hstewie said: What a miserable little git. Exactly.
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Jasandjules
45,377 posts
98 months
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b hstewie said: What a miserable little git. Don't be harsh, I am sure he has no money and lives the life of a pauper rather than lavishly spending like the Royal family.........
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Gun
11,697 posts
87 months
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Can't we take his passport off him?
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DSM2
3,624 posts
69 months
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Zod said: The Smiths' musical legacy is fabulous. Unfortunately, Morrissey has never understood that people liked the Smiths' music and their amusing, clever lyrics. Nobody ever took him seriously as a social or political ocmmentator and he makes a fool of himself just about every time he opens his mouth other than to sing. In all honesty I never took him seriously as a song writer or musician, either. The Smiths were different and engendered a touching loyalty but real musical/lyrical talent? Well it's all subjective I suppose.
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davepoth
19,901 posts
68 months
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Trommel said: "Empirical needs"? Eh? I think he thought he was being clever. He wasn't.
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FourWheelDrift
56,441 posts
153 months
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Do you think he's feeling miserable now?
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Jimbeaux
25,725 posts
100 months
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johnfm said: Morrissey: What a w ker Morrissey said: In a message to fans on his website, the former Smiths frontman wrote: “I am unable to watch the Olympics due to the blustering jingoism that drenches the event. Has England ever been quite so foul with patriotism?
“The ‘dazzling royals’ have, quite naturally, hi-jacked the Olympics for their own empirical needs, and no oppositional voice is allowed in the free press. It is lethal to witness.
“As London is suddenly promoted as a super-wealth brand, the England outside London shivers beneath cutbacks, tight circumstances and economic disasters. Meanwhile the British media present 24-hour coverage of the ‘dazzling royals’, laughing as they lavishly spend, as if such coverage is certain to make British society feel fully whole. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/london-2...Oh my goodness. Does that person roam free?
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FourWheelDrift
56,441 posts
153 months
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Jimbeaux said: Oh my goodness. Does that person roam free? If you see him out in the woods grazing on gladioli you have our permission to shoot. 
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UnderTheRadar
451 posts
42 months
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What a twunt. I've watched quite a bit of the olympics and haven't seen a royal yet. Most people from whatever country are proud of it, I've seen winners from GB, USA, Jamaica etc approriately waving flags. I think this is a bit of journalistic trolling - it's not like Morrissey has any status beyond Z-list celeb of yesteryear.
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