Marching Backwards in Americana.

"I'd like to tell you about my dream... it's a place where strip malls abound and diversion's mere moments away. Where the ones least refined define culture; you'll be left behind if you don't fit in. Everything's backwards in Americana." --The Offspring. Indeed, everything is backwards in our Beautiful America: Where the intellectuals are on the bottom of the social hierarchy--at least, until they become rich intellectuals. Where magnificent painters, musicians, and writers can be …

…that the next head of the Environmental Protection Agency is ignorant and heedless--she'll find a water system for you to pollute. Who, with me, wonders: Are we living free or killing ourselves? Alas, our freedom really isn't free. The price we are paying is too high. Greed reverses the progress of our society, and we find ourselves six feet under the surface of a landfill. Don't be left ahead. We're marching backwards here in Americana.