Its hard to say the hideous future on the horizon is something we earned, considering the sheer power of malevolence we face. Led by Dick Cheney, of course, White House officials insist that Americans get to speak out every four years, and after that it’s shut up and follow the leader—representative democracy at its most Cheneyesque.
So, exactly what have we earned by allowing government to become a spectator sport, besides such bigger televisions? Had we exposed and excised the cancer of 9/11 before it metastasized so thoroughly, as a people we could at least claim the dignity of having fought back while it still mattered. Choosing the easy, lazy and uncritical route, hoping for the best, we are learning there is no best when it comes to psychopaths, only worse.
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