[iontheball]

The only thing to my mind therefore, that could explain the lack of vocal, persistent pushback on the usurpation by patriots of prominence who would risk the safety of not only themselves, but those close to them to make the truth heard, is that they've been convinced utterly that whatever is in play, it is so dire that it would mean the end of the country, and in a bang, not a whimper.
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I agree completely. What is going on to too big and pervasive to be rationally explained away as just political corruption. I believe there is major national blackmail going on. Could be a WMD or something on that order, but it clearly is a national security matter. Obama is not to be stopped except by physical force in reaching his objective to destroy capitalism. The U.S. is being held hostage by active nameless forces and passive compliant traitors who are set on destroying it. I assign major blame to our armed forces for allowing this travesty to continue. The country is rotting away, from the inside out.

[MinuteGal]

"The only thing to my mind, therefore, that could explain the lack of vocal, persistent pushback on the usurpation by patriots of prominence who would risk the safety of not only themselves, but those close to them to make the truth heard, is that they've been convinced utterly that whatever is in play, it is so dire that it would mean the end of the century, and in a bang, not a whimper."

("It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents - except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops, and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that struggled against the darkness.").

Leni