I’m not saying Johnny Rotten is a prophet, but he kind of is. 

The manic-eyed lead singer of the Sex Pistols and later Public Image Ltd. cradled, together with bandmates and manager Malcolm McLaren, the punk rock movement into existence in 1976. Despite threats of cancellation from lefties who just don’t get it, he’s endured as an anti-establishment icon. 

What’s prescient was his howling down of our elected officials in Victoria who would think themselves absolute monarchs with a predilection to condescend and instil fear into their subjects. 

“God save the Queen,” he snarled once upon a time.