United States Congress

The smooth functioning of our corporate nation relies on several factors, but none as vital as the public’s need not to know. Governments are required to make difficult decisions every day, and the fact is that most of their citizens do not have the intellectual capacity to weigh those decisions properly and come to the correct conclusion. This is why it’s so important that the brilliant, ruthless minds of the leaders of American and Multinational Corporations steer our nation in the proper direction: one that keeps them and their loved ones wealthy.

Unfortunately sometimes an individual chooses to work against the flow of progress by revealing the inner workings of major corporations or the government itself. From the financial records of major banks and insurers to the recently leaked footage of soldiers in Iraq mowing down Reuters reporters in a video dubbed “collateral murder“, self-styled whistleblowers are revealing secrets that no one wants to see. The average American doesn’t want to be reminded of the fact that the wealthiest people in our nation can gamble with billions of small investor’s dollars without repercussions, and especially doesn’t want to have to confront the reality of military mistakes in wartime. This can lead to uncomfortable questions, like “do my elected officials and the men who control them really have my best interests at heart?” “can something be done to rein in the people at the top?” Questions that can be dangerous for everyone.

As long as the public remains unaware of the questionable things being done with their money and in their names locally and around the world, the United States government and its corporate allies can maintain the current status quo. Only when irresponsible whistleblowers choose to release secret documents do ordinary citizens begin to question the authority of their representative government, and it’s easy enough to see what happens to countries when that happens. From the Iranian protests following the 2008 elections to the riots in Kyrgystan, there are all too many examples of the actions of angry populaces that have finally had enough abuse. For the security and stability of our nation, ignorance truly is bliss.

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