I’d like to be, but I’m not. This country has accomplished some wonderful things, but it has also committed evil acts against even it’s own citizens. In my previous post, you see an example of our government conspiring to justify the murder of an unarmed citizen. But this is merely the continuation of this fine american tradition. I lifted this front page image from the New York Times without their permission. Their site credits UMI. I hope uniformed thugs don’t show up at the door to my quite modest little house to demand justice for these large corporations. I’d hate to be shot to death for copyright violation.
Some interesting links:
US Dept. of Justice (excuse me while I lose my breakfast) Capital Punishment Statistics
US Notches World’s Highest Incarceration Rate (It’s big business throwing people in a cage, and you can get a franchise!)
Listen to Neil Young’s Ohio on Last.fm (full track)

rss comments

