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The Diggers were Based

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Feb 5 at 5:43pmWeb
Show threadRobotToasterFeb 5
“For the power of inclosing Land, and owning Propriety, was brought into the Creation by your Ancestors by the Sword; which first did murther their fellow Creatures, Men, and after plunder or steal away their Land, and left this Land successively to you, their Children. And therefore, though you did not kill or theeve, yet you hold that cursed thing in your hand, by the power of the Sword; and so you justifie the wicked deeds of your Fathers; and that sin of your Fathers, shall be visited upon the Head of you, and your Children, to the third and fourth Generation, and longer too, till your bloody and theeving power be rooted out of the Land.”
Show threadLibertyLizardFeb 5
Great quote. Who said this?
Show threadRobotToasterFeb 5
Gerrard Winstanley.
Show threadLibertyLizardFeb 5

I love hearing about these old struggles. Our history presents it as if everyone just accepted the tyranny of that time but the reality is people have always been fighting the same fight.

It’s also nice to know that some of my ancestors were trying to help people instead of all of the awful things the aristocracy were doing.

Show threadCethinFeb 5
It’s both heartening and disheartening. It’s good to see the people of the time didn’t accept the bullshit either, but it also hurts to see we’ve been fighting the same fight for hundreds (probably more like thousands, or tens of thousands) of years, and we’re not much closer to winning.
Show threadNo_Maines_LandFeb 5
Land value tax wouldn’t totally fix this, but it would help a lot.
Show threadFleur_Feb 5
As an aussie I read the title and thought “fairo” then I saw the post and was utterly confused
Show threadMalReynoldsFeb 5

As an aussie

Same, but I thought Gallipoli which I consider a stupid mistake, all too often repeated (learn from history goddamit), was pleasantly surprised.

Show threadkipFeb 5
yes they were. leon rosselson’s the world turned upside down commemorates them well, i heard billy bragg’s version first but i like chumbawamba’s best: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEv3LpXNX8U
chumbawamba-world turned upside down

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Show threadODGreenFeb 5
Here’s a song by the diggers
The Diggers Song

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Show threadAccoSpoot1Feb 5

That design is from Radical Tea Towel company, they’re cool, you should check them out.

radicalteatowel.co.uk/true-levellers-linen-union-…

True Levellers linen union tea towel

Show threadkipFeb 20
forgot to thank you at the time but just got some nice stuff in the post from there. cheers
Show threadRedSnt 🧩♂️👓🖥️Feb 6
What’s the guy in the red shirt doing? The one above the apple tree.
Show threadRozaŭtunoFeb 6
His best.
Show threadqwertilliopasdFeb 7
They definitely were. Margaret Killjoy did a couple episodes on her podcast about them with John Darnielle from the Mountain Goats if anyone would rather listen than read about them.
Part One: The Diggers, the Levelers, the Ranters, and John Darnielle - Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff | iHeart

<p>Margaret talks with Mountain Goats singer John Darnielle about the wild-eyed radicals of the English Civil War.</p><p>See <a href='https://omnystudio.com/listener'>omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>

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