Bingo! Until the fear of Change becomes dwarfed by the harsh realities of cold and hunger, large demographics will be willfully blind. Hell, people won't even change toothpaste brands unless their teeth fall out. Imagine having to accept we've been "used" as tools from cradle to grave - that's pretty hard to accept.

In the meantime The Great Ponzi Scheme will serve to keep as many as possible content with Games & Circus, until... until it fails, which appears by many measures to be looming.

If the Country were a corporation, which it has become, facing the viability of its illusion and means, which it is - the Board of Directors would very likely select a fast-talking con artist with extensive experience in bankruptcy, dodging creditors, and "acting" tough as CEO to protect the value of their investment. To them, everything else is deemed collateral damage. Sad.

Excellent illustration from 100 years ago. Unfortunately for us, He Still Doesn't Understand. Few things ever change. Tragic.

On a positive note, Heather Marsh's treatise, "Binding Chaos," offers alternative paths for societies. Hopeful.