Cousin Ricky <ric### [at] yahoocom> wrote:
> I tried to compose a simple explanation for why my country is such a
> bullying control freak, but there always seemed to be another pertinent
> point to add, and my "simple" explanation started looking like a POV-Ray
> 3.7 release candidate.
>
> So I'll just leave you with two words:  Money.  Fear.

Yep. Our politicians love money too much, and lobbying is somehow legal. Fear is
used to manipulate people into endorsing the govt.'s atrocious activities.

I think most US Americans know *something* is seriously wrong, but their concern
is often artfully diverted to focus on hyped-up threats, and away from the
termites chewing away the underlying framework.

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