They hang the man and flog the woman
Who steals the goose from off the common
Yet let the greater villain loose
That steals the common from the goose
It’s one variant of a folk poem from England during the time of the enclosures. There are a bunch of verses and variations, but that’s the first one I heard and the only I can remember. I like it as a concise reminder that large parts of our current status quo were first enacted violently on people who knew it was wrong and fought back constantly. People have been saying this shit for centuries, it’s just they all get killed for it
I’m partial to Song on the Times myself.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=n52-YK6OTyE&list=OLAK5uy_mzr6N-RwLnzOgDpGOThTikinmZBzcA5XQ&index=8
I like the old school ACAB anthem
Base diggers and levelers
