Your album is called White Mans Burden.The White Mans Burden is also a poem by Kipling from the late 18 century. Is that a coincidence?
In his poem, Kipling propagates that its the white mans duty or burden to spread his knowledge, culture, wealth and socalled civilized ways, to the countries and people that are lacking behind. What we today call the third world . Thats the most common interpretation. Unfortunately the poem was misused to justify and legitimize Imperialism and exploitation of Africans, Asians, Red Indians etc. Exactly the same is happening today. Bushs democratisation of Iraq is an excuse to rob them of their oil. The way I see it, The White Mans Burden has become a burden of bad conscience and bad Karma. He has misused his position as role model, and if he doesnt change his attitude, he will have to pay a very high price. And that probably sooner than later.
