Dec. 25: Political Context

 So what Far Right or Far Left? The system launches the crisis not the politician. I don't care about such a context. One is Communist; one is Capitalist. Doesn't matter here. What matters is that the U.S. government and most governments around the world have BEEN FORCED to ignore their citizens because of the intrinsic threat of other governments.

This was minor before WWI...major after WWII...and now dominates. Imagine the local football team 100 years ago interested in the local atheletes, local fields and customs, local officials and local newspapers; well, today the opponent is the focus and the fan matters little. The advertisers mean more and the business a lot more. But the team no longer represents the city; it represents money-making.

Our government needs money to deal with other nations; it has little interest in her citizens. Therefore, freedom and privacy get sacrificed for surveillance. Trust gets undermined. Patriotism is merely romance. Do we have the weapons to fend off adversariues? Not...are we still the good guys who should win? Merry Christmas and if you are going to protest in the streets, then, at least, send a lot of protestors over to Moscow, too. 

But the wisest technician knows that "nation" doesn't matter anymore---not even our nation---and that protesting or voting or getting elected or appointed simply pales under the dominance of the system that is flawed and dangerous. Context.