Thanks for sharing your open and honest thoughts.
Once one questions everything, everything not so much changes but gradually shows what has always been there .......................Truth :)
You're 'rant' brings to mind a quote I once read that is more relevant now than ever:
“It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.”
RE: One of my more important rants in a while. (It's a decently long read though, so here's your warning)