PBC Blog · music / political culture · September 6, 2026
Tom MacDonald’s “The Government”: PBC video source card and lyric-context note
PBC blog source card preserving Tom MacDonald’s political music video The Government, with transcript, metadata and a caution separating cultural commentary from factual proof.
Editorial label: cultural/political music source card. The video is preserved because Chris asked for it on the PBC blog; the lyric claims are treated as commentary, not proof.
Why it fits PBC
The song is a blunt anti-establishment track about distrust of government, media, parties, doctors, schools, Hollywood and online information. PBC can use it as a cultural snapshot of public distrust while still keeping factual allegations separated from evidence.
Transcript excerpt
I don't care if they are Democrats. I don't care if they're Republicans. I think they all want us dead, so I will never trust the authorities. And I don't read headlines. And I don't watch the news. I think it's all a big show because they don't want anyone to know the truth . I believe all lives matter, but they get mad when you're white, especially when you're straight and don't celebrate Pride. I think Hollywood is full of rich and famous pedophiles, and they worship the devil instead of Christ. I don't trust anything online. Is this Photoshop or artificial intelligence? I don't trust what teachers tell children. They do not distort their minds. I don't trust what doctors call safe because they are paid to lie. I don't trust anyone with a forked tongue: black, white, left, right. I don't care if they are Democrats. I don't care if they're Republicans. I think they all want us dead, so I will never trust the authorities. And I don't read headlines. And I don't watch the news. I think it's all a big show because they don't want anyone to know the truth . I don't trust water or food. I don't trust a man in a suit. I don't trust a banker, a judge, or a liberal with a gun, like "stand still, don't shoot." I believe all lives matter, but it makes me angry when they tear down a church, build a mosque, and kill Charlie Kirk because he wanted to speak out . Freedom is not free, but it is not something we buy. I don't believe what I see on the screen because they are hiding the truth. I don't believe that any politician will do what they promised. I don't believe the man who gets …