White Man

the crimes committed by white men that QUEEN is singing about is still going on today.

currently, american indians are the poorest people in the united states, with poverty levels matching some of the poorest third world countries. the tribal leaders selected by the federal bureau of indian affairs are just out to make profit (often theyre not even from their supposed tribe), by selling native lands to mining companies who extract wealth while the natives see no profit, and allowing the govt to test nuclear weapons on reservations giving the residents there a variety of health problems such as cancer and infant mortality.

the indiginous people in latin america meanwhile are being pushed off their land by corrupt white-dominated governments backed by the united states, in certain cases right wing regimes are propped up with the help of the CIA (one example being pinochet and his death squads in chile). their land is being sold to cattle ranchers so americans can eat all the burgers they want, and so people that formerly lived off the land can go to work in american owned sweatshops. forced abortions, child labor, 18 hour days, slave wages, union organizers being murdered, just so americans can own more shoes than they need.

and as freddy sings, they do it through a "battle of lies" to make themselves seem righteous and blameless.