. ▁An ▁inspect or ▁is ▁gre et ed ▁by ▁a ▁town ▁mayor ▁and ▁shown ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁un sett ling ▁s ights , ▁cul min ating ▁in ▁the ▁un ve iling ▁of ▁a ▁w icker ▁man . ▁The ▁mayor ▁ur ges ▁the ▁inspect or ▁to ▁clim b ▁into ▁it , ▁where up on ▁he ▁is ▁locked ▁inside ▁as ▁a ▁human ▁sacrifice ▁and ▁the ▁w icker ▁man ▁is ▁set ▁on ▁fire . ▁As ▁the ▁fl ames ▁gather , ▁the ▁town spe ople ▁turn ▁their ▁back s ▁and ▁wave ▁good bye ▁to ▁the ▁camera . ▁The ▁inspect or ▁esc apes ▁among ▁the ▁trees . ▁ ▁Inter pret ation ▁ ▁P itch f ork ▁interpreted ▁" B urn ▁the ▁W itch " ▁as ▁a ▁criticism ▁of ▁authority ▁and ▁a ▁warning ▁against ▁group th ink , ▁express ing ▁" d read ▁and ▁ske ptic ism ". ▁The ▁Guardian ▁felt ▁it ▁addressed ▁mass ▁surve ill ance ▁or ▁the ▁threat ▁to ▁open ▁discussion ▁pos ed ▁by ▁the ▁self - pol icing ▁users ▁of ▁social ▁media . ▁P itch f ork ▁writer ▁Marc ▁Hog an ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁id yl lic ▁rural ▁Britain ▁dep icted ▁in ▁the ▁video ▁addressed ▁the ▁r het or ic ▁of ▁family ▁values ▁used ▁by ▁right - wing ▁polit icians ▁such ▁as ▁Donald ▁Trump , ▁Marine ▁Le ▁Pen , ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁UK ▁Independ ence ▁Party . ▁After ▁Trump ▁was ▁elected ▁US ▁president ▁on ▁ 8 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Y or ke ▁twe et ed ▁lyr ics ▁from ▁the ▁song ▁and