I Was Listening to a Pogrom on the Radio Today

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I was listening to a pogrom on the radio today coming from a party conference where they had a lot to sayabout people who move, people who move hereand I got it from the pogrom this is something to fearI should worry about the people next doorI should worry about the woman cleaning the floorI should worry about the student on the busI should worry about anyone moving among usI got it from the pogrom we need more checkingI got it from the pogrom we need more inspecting‘cos any troubles we have, any troubles we knownever come from the people running the showlet’s put our hands together and please give thanksto the people we trust — like those running banksplease give thanks to those who own stocks and sharesthey’re the ones we can trust to wipe away our caresI was listening to a pogrom on the radio today it sounded more like a programme coming our waya programme, a plan, a strategy, a dreama way of building up an idea of a nationbased on selection and segregation.I know going on about it makes me sound like a bore but, tell me, haven’t we heard this sort of thing before?

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