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Opinion by Tribune Publisher Jordan Hedberg In 1971, the English rock band The Who, released their hit song Won’t Get Fooled Again written by guitarist and primary songwriter Pete Townshend. While the song has all the hallmarks of a chart-topping rock tune, the lyrics and message of the song are not what one would expect from a band at that time in history. The song is a critique of revolutions and those who either wield power or seek to topple existing power struc­tures through them. “It’s interesting it’s been taken up in an anthemic sense when in fact, it’s such a cautionary piece,” Townshend told Rolling Stone of the track. To Townshend, the song was anti-establishment but warned, “revolution is not going to change anything…