After The Exodus – 7th April 1984

The National Front are on another march
A march for freedom in the past
‘Expel the minorities for the master race’
Worship a picture of the Fuhrer’s face

Raise your hands and shout ‘Sieg Heil’
Kick in the blacks in true fascist style
Now you’ve got the power in your hands
To expel your aliens from across our lands

So your plan goes ahead and all is done
No more odd cultures to spoil your fun
When then will you persecute?
Who’s next in line for you to shoot?

The master race is supposed to be happy and free
But something’s wrong and you begin to see
That your plan was not such a good idea
The people are restless cos their view is clear

Unemployment has fallen and all looks well
But vacancies have risen and there’s nothing to sell
Who’ll do your shitwork now the labour’s gone?
It’s only after the exodus you’ll find that you’re wrong

24th Jul 2024 – Although not particularly eloquent I’m impressed that the 16-year-old me from 40 years ago understood much of the hypocrisy of blaming others for one’s own woes. It is still the same old tired rhetoric. I saw it in the UK at the time, even worse in Australia in the 2000s and once again here in Thailand where the locals bemoan Burmese and Laos workers taking jobs away from locals. The ‘shitwork’ that the locals are not prepared to do for the same money.

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