What would it take to make Americans give their freedom away?

A full-scale military attack from the combined forces of China and Russia (?)

An interplanetary invasion of aliens with advanced weaponry?

For the record, it takes only one nut-job (with a bomb in his underwear) to send the people of the most powerful nation on the planet into a tizzy fit of fear.

True. One crazy person, attempting a world-record in the wedgie category, combined with a scare-mongering mainstream media (with round the clock coverage of potentially explosive under garments) and the citizenry of the American nation were reduced to a bunch of paranoid, weak-kneed wimps that beg, if not demand that their government take away their constitutionally guaranteed freedoms so they might have protection.

Enter Barack “I’d kill for a peace prize” Obama – who could then justify more bombing, and killing (of mostly innocent Afghani and Pakistani people) in America’s endless war on terrorism – not to mention, justify the continued humiliation of the American people. Will that be frisked or naked pictures with your airline ticket sir?

All just another of the many sideshows created to justify constant war. You see, the “undie bomber” was mere political theatre designed to implement more war on behalf of the military industrial complex and its myriad of investors.

If you haven’t figured out that war is just a business and the US is just another in a long line of warmongering imperialist nations conducting business – either you’ve not been paying attention or you’re an id… er… NOT PAYING ATTENTION!

One thing for sure is, as soon as people start to relax and forget about “The War on Terror” you can expect another visit from the al-Qaeda terror fairy; maybe the next one will have explosives up his ass instead of in his underpants. It’s just what Big Brother ordered – a full rectal exam for everyone.

 And then, once again, the US Department of Main Stream Media will take the point position and saturate us with “the news” on all the various government-approved newspapers, TV and radio stations. Incited to fear, the unwashed masses will once again, pee their collective pants in fear of  “terrorists” (who live in caves in Afghanistan) and give up a little more of their freedom to gain some protection.

 “Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.” Benjamin Franklin

 Seriously, if it’s not America’s war against all things un-American, imaginary Iranian nukes, a healthcare system that treats everyone equally bad or a guy with a bomb in his underpants – it’s swine flu, bird flu or rampant urban crime and decay. The main message is, “Be scared. Be very, very scared – (but not so scared you don’t go shopping).”

 In the name of corporate fascism and its moneyed interests, the mainstream news media now routinely filters, suppresses and/or distorts uncomfortable truths, applying corporate approved spin, bias and sensationalism. Or in other words, today’s news involves filtering reality and replacing it with corporate approved truth. All the news, all the time, all wrapped up in a pretty package for mindless couch potatoes too lazy or, incapable of critical thinking.

 I guess that’s what years of being bombarded with lies will do to a public – program them to ignore the valid issues and realities of the day and instead focus on the peripheral, pointless or irrelevant sideshows created by a news media, government and financial system full of journalistic shills, political toadies and greedy Wall Street suck-ups.

 American culture is a circus, a nation of voyeurs and peeping Toms. We have become one with that mindless freak show millions of simpletons watch each time they turn on their TV’s.

So, when are the people going to figure out and, more importantly, get angry and vote out their politicians, boycott these corporatations and turn off all those shilling corporate media monkeys who are totally full of sh… (er, insert appropriate foul language here)?

 Probably never.

In case you’re wondering about the truth, not that it’s important but, the main event is a geo-political goal – namely US control of the Eurasian sub-continent by the construction, control and protection of several energy pipelines; and, even more importantly, construction of several permanent, strategically located military bases for the purpose of continued military dominance of China – especially as China emerges as the world’s next economic powerhouse

In order to get support (and cannon fodder) for these geo-political goals, the powers that be employ a relatively old-school methodology of controlling their populations through fear, violence and terror. It is easy to manipulate people if you can exploit their fears. That is why we have war, terrorism and urban crime broadcast into our homes daily.

For years, the American government through its department of propaganda (mainstream media and Hollywood) has been employing this technique of keeping the population afraid and convincing them they need protection.

And so, in order to protect their “freedom” they give it away by submitting, if not demanding, more war, more bombing of innocents, more frisking and more body scans (rectal probing is still optional). The message is clear from on high. Be very afraid (and go shopping). Of course, the only thing the US government is really afraid of is the truth.

As for Barack “I’d kill for a Nobel Peace Prize” Obama, he is merely typical of recent American presidents. He is a fraud. Obama’s not out of touch with his base, he just thinks they’re insignificant.

Welcome to Bizarro-America where we subsidize wealthy bankers through our taxes and award peace prizes for escalating wars. OK, let’s all go shopping. And remember, we still have a 50/50 chance of not reducing the planet to a smoldering pile of radioactive grit.