Fairness

Learning from Canada Is Not Un-American

I'm a naturalized American from Europe, and simply cannot wonder enough how stuck in the past, sold on the "free-market by all means" mentality my compatriots are...
I do believe it is a fair amount of herd behavior involved, and that this herd is relatively easy to control through the multitude of mass communication tools owned by the wealthiest families. In the US, the press is massively biased, to the point where I no longer watch American broadcast channels and news. Nowadays the average American is educated by the mass media mostly through the heavily biased TV and advertising. How can we expect such people to think independently and promote their own best interests, when they allow themselves to be constantly brainwashed by unscrupulous and greedy money-chasers? Human and social values have not much meaning for the manipulators. These people disregard everything but profit.
Honestly, I am now pleasantly surprised that we were finally capable of electing not another moron as our president, but a smart and seemingly true leader for the middle-class. Obama appears to be smart enough to shake us up, and steer US away from our past imperialist and world dominating ways; but he is just one man working against the flood of what money can buy and an abundance of deeply rooted ignorance. That’s not an easy task to do. It needs commitment, courage and a lot of character. I give him credit for what he says he’ll do, let’s hope he is able to surround himself with allies, with people capable to support his ideas and help him find ways to deliver on his promises.

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