We are suckers. Stupid suckers.

We Americans have been brought up thinking that capitalism is the finest economy in the world. And we aren't gonna change our mind until capitalism fails. Miserably. It's coming close. But we keep bailing out the greedy capitalists. The bankers. Wall Street. We give 'em a second chance. A third chance. A fourth chance. I don't know how many chances it'll take until we get the message. Capitalists are a greedy lot. And a powerful lot. They know how to maneuever. And manipulate. They milk the system for all it's worth. Just the way the slave owners used to maneuver and manipulate. Morality didn't matter. The fact that people were being exploited. That didn't matter either. Because a majority of the populace was sold a bill of goods. Told that this was the American way. And that America was the greatest and grandest country in the world. And that it was all right to have an apartheid system. Socially. Politically. Economically. Even women bought into their second class status for the longest time. Until well into the 20th century. The elite white men were in control. Mostly, the rich white men. The business tycoons. We've almost had an economic collapse equal to the Great Depression. But still, that hasn't yet scared us enough to change our ways. Because government bailed out the greedy capitalists. And the Republicans, at least, are saying we'll give you another chance. We don't want to regulate you. We want you to have a freehand. The market will control itself. No need for government regulation. Oh, my gawd! We still haven't learned our lesson. We are still committed to a capitalist economy. Unregulated. That's what the bankers tell us. Every day. That's the American way. The right way. And we believe 'em. Because we Americans are a gullible lot. We are suckers. Stupid suckers. --Jim Broede