Promises! Promises!
Neither Utopia nor Shangri-La
Can appear in any manifesto,
Because their authors quite probably know
Of necessity politicians are
Constrained by capital’s imperative
To, unhindered, manufacture profit:
Should that consume the world, then so be it.
A government may continue to live
For however long as it doesn’t ignore
The market, for it’ll not be mistreated,
Or that government shall be unseated
No matter what the voters voted for.
Even promises of sincere intent
Can be frustrated by disinvestment.
D. A.