If this does not wake a few people up then all hope is lost.
Given all of the comparisons to the old Soviet system compared to the cold war USA, and then looking at Russia and the USA today, it is almost as if our nations have transposed their values completely. In Russia, there is now complete private ownership of the land (except for military training areas etc.), they have a flat tax of 13% regardless of income, their judiciary routinely reverses decisions made by the Duma or the executive branch, and even their President continually refers to the fact that they are a Constitutional Republic in both law and in deed.
When was the last time any of these events were common here? I don't know if we can ever undo the damage done by Clinton et al.