Long, opaque but unambiguous in its rejection of the rich, white, West’s ‘slot machine … plastic excuse’ for culture, this song evokes memories of recent violence, including the Civil Rights movement, the Vietnam War, and the street protests of 1968. The refrain ‘Oh I hate the white man / And the man who turned him loose’ challenges the (presumed white) audience, especially in the last verse when it changes to ‘And the man who turned you all loose’.