Whether it is climate change, endless war and military empire, the destruction of social progress here at home, and the dissolution of our democracy by the corporate oligarchy - the people in the US are MIA (Missing in Action).
It's not that they don't care. I think most do. They've just been trained like a dog to sit and lay down and to follow the pack. They are on a short leash and have grown accustomed to being kept under control while maintaining the illusion of freedom and independence.
The leash is the media, school, work, church, government, mindless consumerism, and more.
I'll never forget when the Berlin Wall fell and mainstream newspapers in the US ran a story about how the people in East Berlin would now be "free" to purchase dozens of different varieties of sausages. Freedom equaled shopping.....these words get redefined so that as long as people can buy, buy, buy they feel "liberated".
Can the old dog learn new tricks? The world is wondering and eagerly waiting to find out......
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