[piasa]

They probably had to give the press something because the media folks are so d@#n stupid they don't get the concept of a being 'alert,' and were constantly harping on the alert and 'what it means.' Unfortunately the country has lived so long in 'Blissword, Land of Perpetual Passivity and Apathy,' that people think it is natural not to have to pay attention to their surroundings or be responsible for themselves.

[conway]

How very true. That's enlightenment. Did you ever read Plato's "Allegory of the Cave"? Somehow you went outside citizen.