What happened to the soapbox in the Park?
(A time when anyone could speak their views)
I am not sure I’m a full quid
After watching what the Vic police did
To keep opposing groups apart
Let’s look out at how it happened for a start
Law abiding citizens hired a venue to air their personal views
Which I thought was their legal right, the same as me and you
However, a tribe chanting “racists” arrived on the scene
Bullying and threatening just like Hitler, Mao and Stalin had been
The mob knew their murky history and knew what to do and say
The brown shirts of yesterday have arrived in OZ to have their way
They hindered the flow of movement and traffic came to a halt
Meanwhile law abiding citizens at the meeting were at no fault
Enforcement of our laws is becoming more lopsided by the day
More so when the innocent were charged a fee and must pay
Surely it’s a clear message to louts that they can have their own way
While for lawful citizens, free speech is now what you’re told to say
It’s time, fellow Aussies, to get our heads out the sand
There is a clear threat we are losing what was once a lucky land
If you’re standing on soap box in the park to preach what you believe
Soon will be Thought Police with arm bands, ordering you to leave
There is one suggestion I will leave you with this very night
Remind every politician that all Australians have rights
To stop appeasing a noisy few and reach out to make us as one
Give us back our way of life, or pack your bags and run
George Mansford July 2018
