Anti establishment my arse

Anti-establishment my arse

Something I saw one day troubled my mind;

An article in The Daily Express,

In which heroism seemed redefined;

A stand against civil-dissent, no less!

It was written as an angry statement,

But it’s hardly an original view;

It seems to me the old establishment,

Is masquerading now as something new.

Let’s just say that dissidents in the past

Were looked upon in a murderous light;

Imperialism vanishing fast

Was reason enough to shoot them in spite.

Remember; the old establishment lied

After unarmed civil-rights marchers died.