Yesterday's victory regarding blocking Fast Track of the TPP has not reduced my concern that the forces aligned behind the TPP are hard at work to make it a reality. I saw a commercial on TV yesterday extolling the values of the TPP. I wonder who paid for it? Monsanto?
I woke up this morning with the Kinks playing in my head . . .
We shall defend our island
On the land and on the sea
We shall fight them on the beaches
On the hills and in the fields
We shall fight them in the streets
I woke up this morning with the Kinks playing in my head . . .
We shall defend our island
On the land and on the sea
We shall fight them on the beaches
On the hills and in the fields
We shall fight them in the streets
Lyrics of "Mr. Churchill Says" by Ray Davies
Well, Mr. Churchill says, Mr. Churchill says
"We gotta fight the bloody battle to the very end"
Mr. Beaverbrook says, "We gotta save our tin
And all the garden gates
And empty cans are gonna make us win"
We shall defend our island
On the land and on the sea
We shall fight them on the beaches
On the hills and in the fields
We shall fight them in the streets
Never in the field of human conflict
Was so much owed to so few
'Cause they have made our British Empire
A better place for me and you
And this was their finest hour
Well, Mr. Montgomery says and Mr. Mountbatten says
"We gotta fight the bloody battle to the very end"
As Vera Lynn would say, "We'll meet again someday
But all the sacrifices we must make before the end"
Did you hear that plane flying overhead?
There's a house on fire and there's someone lying dead
We gotta clean up the streets
And get me back on my feet because we wanna be free
Do your worst and we'll do our best
We're gonna win the way that Mr. Churchill says
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, well Mr. Churchill says
"We gotta hold up our chins
We gotta show some courage and some discipline
We gotta black up the windows and nail up the doors
And keep right on till the end of the war"
Quote from Churchill's speech, upon which Ray Davies drew.
"We shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender."
Need some context for what Winston Churchill was talking about? This video explains:
While looking for the YouTube video of the Kinks playing "Mr. Churchill Says" I found this a version that seems to challenge the eventual outcome of winning WWII. As for me - I'll be fighting the blood battle until the very end.