“America is a vast conspiracy to make you happy. “
John Updike (1932 - )

I play video games. Not as much as I used to but I still own systems and sometimes I need some digital violence to calm me down. So being that me and my friends are grown when we get up we usually don’t talk about video games. So I found a place on the web to do that instead. However, what turned out as a way to ask the opinion of younger people who play more games more often than I do, turned into a look at American youth. The O.T. The Off Topic forum has become a place where I find out just how screwed up Americas youth are. Beyond my examining of politics and adults looking at the people who should still be forming opinions and see how set they are in beliefs. For instance one cat said that if we allow gays to marry what would stop people from trying to marry their T.V. or a goat if they loved it. Yeah and these kids go to better schools than the one I went to. Alot of this dialog has helped me to realize one thing. Americans are shook. Some of you may say this is obvious, but let us examine closer. *Disclaimer* Yes, 9/11 was a terrible thing. The real reason it was so terrible is because “we” (I use the term loosely) are insulated from it. Look at this list of terrorist organizations, pretty big list. What I’ve come to realize is that things have gone down pretty regularly all over the world…but not so much here. Even when you look at “our” history, America has been the taker and the winner and the “decider”. I’ve realized that America is a sore loser. We lost in Vietnam and “we” still really can’t face up to that. Despite all of the crap that is happening now and how terrible the country is doing people are ready to give up their freedom just to ensure that no one will threaten them. I’ve begun to view the world as one large prison. There are gangs of all kinds around and even people who could be a part don’t always join. Most individuals get some shyt at some point or another. A few are either so cool, useful or have done something so hardcore that people just leave them alone. The rest of the world are mostly cons. Some countries or groups are lifers who have nothing to lose. American citizens are the newly convicted white collar child molester. The one that’s willing to become someones bitch to ensure that no one else will hurt them. The citizenry doesn’t care about the means so much anymore as the end. National identification cards with RFID sure. No habeas corpus, why not? The sheep are afraid of being sheard, despite the fact that the wool grows back. Perhaps I have a more appropriate comparison to America. Ever seen True Romance? There is a scene where the protagonist (Clarence) is being taken to make a drug deal. The person (Elliot Blitzer) who is taking him is wired and going to sell everyone out to the cops. Clarence stops the elevator and puts a gun in Elliots face to test him. Elliot doesn’t deny, doesn’t give in, doesn’t fight. He cries and starts asking for “someone to please come and take him away cause he doesn’t want to be there anymore”. Over and over again he cries and begs for someone to please save him. Well I would like to welcome you all to the country I call home…Elliot Blitzerland.