What can I say, we're in a really strange place in our history. We have the first Black president ,we're making progress on national health care like we never have before , and white people are REALLY PISSED OFF!!! The folks in the south still are fighting the civil war , some black entertainers such as Kanye West , R Kelly , and Tylor Perry, still have to create minstral shows to sell to the black public , who seem to be bying them up in droves. And the lower to middle class whites still love thier "foix noise" , selling them fear and paronoia of the "other", while telling them that it's ok. WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON??? We are a bi polar country , with a bi-polar approach to everything. "Sex is good, sex is bad. Pharmaceuticals are good , DRUGS ARE BAD!!! We are the biggest drug users on the planet , both the legal and the illegal kind. We are the most overweight society in the world , and we are one of the most unhealthy societies in the world , both mentaly and physically. We spend inordinate amounts of money on wars that are making some corporations richer than they have ever been , while we can't seem to get a health care plan together , without making the insurance companies angry. We are fed "information" on a daily basis , most of it lacking in any substance or information , "reality" shows continue to be popular , although I don't know what reality they are following , 'cause thay have nothing to do with my reality. Are we in that "1984" , "Brave New World" world , where life is artificial , and the stuff they're beaming to you on tv and other sources is "realer" than actual life? Yes , this country is the best and worst of everything on the planet, and we get to bitch about our government , and , if we bitch about it enough , eventully change , somewhat.