Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuJk9EutQ6s

The law locks up the man or woman
Who steals the goose from off the common
But leaves the greater villain loose
Who steals the common from the goose.

The law demands that we atone
When we take things we do not own
But leaves the lords and ladies fine
Who take things that are yours and mine.

The poor and wretched don’t escape
If they conspire the law to break;
This must be so but they endure
Those who conspire to make the law.

The law locks up the man or woman
Who steals the goose from off the common
And geese will still a common lack
Till they go and steal it back

@Deceptichum The classic anthem of Enclosure. It pairs perfectly with Silvia Federici's 'Caliban and the Witch' – reminding us that the enclosure of the land was inextricably linked to the enclosure of the body and the criminalisation of the poor. We are seeing a digital version of this today: the 'Enclosure of Knowledge' by generative AI.