Morrissey, Liverpool, and Their Revenge on Margaret Thatcher

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Did you know that "Margaret on the Guillotine" owned by Moz (Morrissey) ever sung also by The Traveling Kopites? The song is one of twelve numbers in Viva Hate's debut album released by HMV Records on March 14, 1988. While The Traveling Kopites is a pseudonym for Liverpool supporters on away games.

What kind of controversy lies behind the song-which left Moz scooped Scotland Yard and interrogated by the Special Branch intelligence agency for alleged treason? For what reasons did Liverpool fans sing the song's chorus during an away game against Reading at Madejski Stadium-which coincided with the twenty-four-year anniversary of the Hillsborough tragedy?

New Statesman film critic Ryan Gilbey says the Mozilla biopic titled "England is Mine" failed miserably in describing Moz. For him, the title of biopic that even abort young Mozs figure with The Smiths who in his own way criticize the political policy in his country. Regardless of the fatal blunder on Mozop's title, Viva Hate's album continues the gameplay of Meat is Murder and The Queen is Dead of The Smiths later on.

Rolling Stone magazine called Viva Hate's album "a tight, fairly disciplined affair". While Pitchfork calls it "one of Morrissey's most interesting records, and certainly his riskiest". For myself, the album Viva Hate is an album that must be heard before entering the grave. Who would have thought the release of Viva Hate's album coincided with the birthday of Sasha Gray and the 55th anniversary of Persib Bandung?

Although post-release of Viva Hate Moz was captured by Scotland Yard and interrogated by Special Branch investigators for alleged treason, Moz still escaped the allegation. The lack of concrete evidence demonstrating the attempts of treason that made Moz could walk away from the investigation. But only after that event, Moz even more show the tendency of his hatred on Thatcher. It sticks through his interview with Loaded Magazine and his open letter published in The Daily Beast.

In the lyrics of "Margaret on the Guillotine", Moz alludes to the figure (who Thatcher presumes) as someone who has a 'wonderful dream'. Then in his interview session with Loaded Magazine, Moz called Thatcher as 'a terror without an atom of humanity'. Not only that, Moz also further expose the figure of Thatcher in his view in open letter in The Daily Beast.

"Thatcher destroys the manufacturing industry of Britain, he hates miners, he hates artists, he hates Irish Freedom Fighters and wants them to die, he hates poor Britons and does nothing to help them, he has no conscience and friendliness, the cabinet of his formation also wanted to kick him from the reins of leadership, "said Moz.

Even in the open letter, Moz labeled Thatcher as 'Barbaric'. He concluded it was because Thatcher decided to reclaim the Falklands from the Argentine military occupation. "Thatcher will only be remembered by sentimentalists who do not feel the misery under his leadership, but the majority of British workers have forgotten him, and the citizens of Argentina will celebrate his death," Moz said in his opening letter.

That is the reason why Moz hated Thatcher ever since The Smiths took part. Until he presented "Margaret on the Guillotine" to Thatcher. He so enjoys repetitive babakan on the song; "When will you die? when will you die? when will you die? "

In addition to Moz, there are also other parties who hate Thatcher: Liverpool supporters. Why did the supporters of Liverpool, as well as Moz, hate and hate Margaret Thatcher so much?

Liverpool supporters and their hatred of Thatcher

Hatred of Liverpool supporters at Thatcher started from the Tragedy of Heysel on May 29, 1985 ago. After that incident, hooliganism in England reached the point of culmination. Thatcher, who was then serving as prime minister, was handling it with an iron fist.

Thatcher implements a policy that requires every club's supporters to have some sort of supporter's identity card if they want to enter the stadium. Because of Thatcher's policy, torn off the potential of the club to attract new audiences to come to the stadium.

Not only on football supporters Thatcher practicing his iron hands. See how his policy overcomes a trade union demonstration in South Yorkshire led by Arthur Scargill. Scargill opposed Thatcher's decision to shut down uneconomical coal mines. The confrontation between the trade union and the Thatcher government was known as the "Battle of Orgreave".

At that time Scargill thought Thatcher would give up so power outages due to the supply of broken coal.But it turns out Thatcher is getting ready to stock up with coal. So in a strong match that lasted for one year, the big strike ended without any concession from the government. Since then the forces of the unions have never been able to return as they were-which in the previous decade successfully toppled Heath as prime minister.

Top hatred of Liverpool supporters at Thatcher was the occurrence of the Hillsborough Tragedy on April 15, 1989. At Hillsborough Stadium owned by Sheffield Wednesday at that time, dihelat FA Cup semi-final party between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. Due to the poor stadium crowd control, 96 Liverpool supporters in the Lepping Lane stand were crushed.

Over the next 20 years, it finally revealed the truth that there was a deliberate closing of the facts. Apparently there is a factor of negligence by the South Yorkshire police who served at the time. However, in the final post-event report, the name of the South Yorkshire police unit remains clean. Thatcher remained adamant that the main cause of the incident was Liverpool's own act.

Cash, it shows that Thatcher had no conscience in front of the 96 tragedy victims of the Hillsborough family. One theory which concludes why Thatcher insisted on maintaining his argument was that he owed services to South Yorkshire police. Especially when the unit of police unity overcame the protests and demonstrations of miners at the time of "Battle of Orgreave".

The main cause of British football's public anger at Thatcher was none other than the conclusion of Thatcher's own governmental investigation. They concluded that the Hillsborough Tragedy occurred because of the supporters of Liverpool fans who are drunk and do mischief.

In the stands Anfield stadium when Liverpool cage match always seen banners reading "Expose the lies before Thatcher dies". Although the truth was revealed before Thatcher died, he was too old to clarify the subject of the tragedy.

On 13 April 2013, Premier League match between Reading against Liverpool. As host, all elements of the Reading club at Madejski Stadium provide an honorary tribute to the 96 victims of the Hillsborough Tragedy. Not only a tribute game, the game was five days after the death of Thatcher.

"Ole, ole, Maggie`s dead, dead, dead" sounded echoed from the buses on the streets of the city of Reading, down to the Madejski Stadium. When supporters of Liverpool conga for 15 minutes while chant "We will all do a conga" cos Maggie is a gonner, "Reading supporters responded with chant" Always the victims "and" We pay your benefits ". Not only that, refrain song "Margaret on the Guilotine" owned Moz was not escaped shouted.

Total 96 seat Madejski Stadium vacated. As chairman of Reading, Sir John Madejski led a silent sessions for 96 victims of the Hillsborough Tragedy. The whole stadium was silent in 96 seconds. After a moment of silence for the victims of the Hillsborough Tragedy, Madejski Stadium rumbled again. But not only chant noise. "Noise" was present from the banners that flown Liverpool supporters in the stands.

The banner following Thatcher's death obituary was unfurled. Starting from the banner "You did not care when you lied," which reads "a stroke of good luck". There are also banners "Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead ". The words were adapted from the title song of The Wizard of Oz which dominated Sunday's top 40 charts after Thatcher's death. Even banners that read "We`re gonna have a party" with the portrait of the aged Thatcher being chased by the angel of death, were also raised.

Although the game ended in a draw, but that day the number on the scoreboard is not too important for both clubs. If there was a minute of silence and a black armband in the hands of players, it was shown to 96 victims of the Hillsborough Tragedy, not to Thatcher.

Prince Siahaan, one of the local panditics, said, "You know what kind of a leader it is if Liverpool and Alex Ferguson, two entities that on a normal day will hate each other, bury the war ax for a moment when talking about Margaret Thatcher." Fergie was furious at the statement of a reporter who likened her to Thatcher. Before becoming a coach, Fergie's past was a shipyard worker. The professional sector is the most oppressed by the Thatcher government.

Even the eternal rivals of the world - hereafter Liverpool, Everton, will do the same with Fergie when talking about Thatcher. In the Merseyside derby the umpteenth edition, Everton supporters unfurled a banner that read "You took our milk, but you`ll never take our pride. Rot in hell, Maggie.