>What was that old line from a poem about truth told with bad intent??
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>- -- Shane
Yeah. I remember throughout the 70's and 80's when they were busting those "corrupt" unions, I never thought for a minute that they were busting them BECAUSE they were corrupt. They were busting them because the ruling class were threatened by organized workers. The unions were more vulnerable because they were corrupt, but I mean it's not like they busted the corrupt unions and put unions that were not corrupt in their place. Jeez.
Joanna
* * * Think of the recent "decapitation" of the (only slightly crooked) reform caucaus in the Teamsters, obviously made a target of attack precisely because they were a real threat. "To picket effectively, that is a crime/Worse than if you had murdered your mother." --Ewan MacColl,
Every time you pick up a newspaper, Every time you switch on the T.V. YOu can bet your old boots that at some point you'll see A high-ranking copper or Tory M.P. Calling on all who are British and free To stand up and defend law and order.
It's illegal to rip off a payroll, It's illegal to hold up a train, But it's legal to rip off a million or two That comes from the labor that other folk do, To plunder the many on behalf of the few Is a thing that is perfectly legal.
It's illegal to kill off a landlord Or to trespass upon his estate; But to charge a high rent for a slum is OK To condemn two adults and three children to stay In a hovel that's rotten with damp and decay Is a thing that is perfectly legal.
If your job turns you into a zombie It's legal to feel some despair, But don't be aggressive, that is if you're smart And for Christ's sake don't upset the old apple cart, Remember the boss has your interest at heart, And it grieves him to see you unhappy.
If you fashion a bomb in the kitchen, You're guilty of breaking the law; But a bloody great nuclear plant is OK Through plutonium processing hastens the day When this tight little isle may be blasted away Nonetheless it is perfectly legal.
It's illegal if you are a gypsy To camp by the side of the road, But it's proper and right for the rich and the great To live in a mansion and own an estate That was got from the people by pillage and rape: That's what they call a "tradition."
It's illegal to carve up your missus Or put poison in your old man's ten, But poison the rivers, the seas, and the skies, And poison the mind of a nation with lies If it's done in the interest of free enterprise Then it's proper and perfectly legal.
It's legal to join a trade union And to picket is one your rights, But don't be offensive when scabs cross the line, Be nice to the coppers and keep this in mind: To picket effectively that is a crime, Worse then if you had murdered your mother.
It's legal to sing on the telly, But they make bloody sure that you don't If you sing about racists and fascists and creeps And thieves in high places who live off the weak And those who are selling us right up the creek: The twisters, the takers, The con men, the fakers, The whole bloody gang of exploiters!
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