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If there was no government, wouldn't there be chaos
Everybody running round, setting petrol bombs off?
And if there was no police force, tell me what you'd do
If thirty thousand rioters came running after you?
And who would clean the sewers? Who'd mend my television?
Wouldn't people lay about without some supervision?
Who'd drive the fire engines? Who'd fix my video?
If there were no prisons, well, where would robbers go?
And what if I told you to Fuck Off?
What if there's no army to stop a big invasion?
Who'd clean the bogs and sweep the floors? We'd have all immigration.
Who'd pull the pint at the local pub? Where'd I get my fags?
Who'd empty out my dustbins? Would I still get plastic bags?
If there were no hospitals, and no doctors too,
If I'd broken both my legs, where would I run to?
If there's no medication, if there were no nurses,
Wouldn't people die a lot? And who would drive the hearses?
And what if I told you to Fuck Off?
If there were no butchers shops, what would people eat?
You'd have everybody starving if they didn't get their meat.
If there was no water, what would people drink?
Who'd flush away the you-know-what? But of course MINE never stink.
What about the children? Who'd teach them in the schools?
Who'd make the beggers keep in line? Learn them all the rules?
Who's tell us whitewash windows? When to take down doors?
Tell us make a flask of tea and survive the holocaust?
Everybody running round, setting petrol bombs off?
And if there was no police force, tell me what you'd do
If thirty thousand rioters came running after you?
And who would clean the sewers? Who'd mend my television?
Wouldn't people lay about without some supervision?
Who'd drive the fire engines? Who'd fix my video?
If there were no prisons, well, where would robbers go?
Who'd clean the bogs and sweep the floors? We'd have all immigration.
Who'd pull the pint at the local pub? Where'd I get my fags?
Who'd empty out my dustbins? Would I still get plastic bags?
If there were no hospitals, and no doctors too,
If I'd broken both my legs, where would I run to?
If there's no medication, if there were no nurses,
Wouldn't people die a lot? And who would drive the hearses?
You'd have everybody starving if they didn't get their meat.
If there was no water, what would people drink?
Who'd flush away the you-know-what? But of course MINE never stink.
What about the children? Who'd teach them in the schools?
Who'd make the beggers keep in line? Learn them all the rules?
Who's tell us whitewash windows? When to take down doors?
Tell us make a flask of tea and survive the holocaust?
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In this song I think Crass isn't going against anarchy I think there mocking out the people who question it. Its sort of telling people to be self sufficient.
thats exactly what i thought when i heard this the first time...
thats exactly what i thought when i heard this the first time...
theres more to anarchy than chaos as most would be quick to point out
theres more to anarchy than chaos as most would be quick to point out
Yeah, I agree. What's being said here is "Well what if blah blah blah?" "Do it yourself if you want it so much. Sort it out and stop waiting for someone else to do it for you."
Yeah, I agree. What's being said here is "Well what if blah blah blah?" "Do it yourself if you want it so much. Sort it out and stop waiting for someone else to do it for you."
Anarchism is something that must develop over time, you can't just force it one society by removing the government overnight. Of course it would be chaos, everybody's used to being ruled since day one. Authority acts as a crutch for us at the moment. That's why you DON'T do that. You start off small and work up.
Anarchism is something that must develop over time, you can't just force it one society by removing the government overnight. Of course it would be chaos, everybody's used to being ruled since day one. Authority acts as a crutch for us at the moment. That's why you DON'T do that. You start off small and work up.
Besides, forcing...
Besides, forcing anarchy on people is hypocrisy.
I fully agree. It's the DIY attitude of punk loud and clear. "Do it yourself, stop being reliant on a system we need to dismantle." It's been three decades since I first heard this and I'm still down with it... As the USA burns it's more relevant than before...