Doublespeak Redux

So, in our Orwellian world of doublespeak a young private can expose war crimes, immoral actions of a government and other illegal actions and he is to be tried as a criminal with the risk of a lengthy prison stay. But the perpetrators of two illegal wars such as Bush and Cheney go on their merry way smirking and laughing at the way they were able to play war with the lives of real men and women ...soldiers and innocent civilians and those dastardly "terrorists". And also able to restrict the rights of the people, many of whom cheered for the wars for 15 minutes and then went back to their reality of idiotic Fox programming claiming to be "real". And, still I hear people capitulate to this by saying they have nothing to hide and are ok with having their rights stolen from them. Still they allow the rich to con them and persuade them capitalism has worked even as they look at their 401k or 403b and notice they lost one-half to three fourths of their pension since 2008. Still they think it ok for the military to spend billions with a B every damn week for the purpose of violence and death in wars. As long as it isn't them or their kids, who cares? Still they only get outraged when they're told to by the corporate media. Such as when someone disses an evangelical quarterback who should really read the Bible concerning his prayer habits. Or if someone suggests a woman has the right to marry another woman or a man another man. Or a woman has the right to control her own body. Still the billionaires buy the elections of public officials and the people shrug their shoulders and say, "well it's been like that forever" And they ask what those damn "hippies" at all these Occupy Wallstreet sites are doing. Shouldn't they get jobs??? Still the ugly head of racism, ageism, sexism, misogyny, homophobia and hate rages as strong as ever. Lip service is paid to the issues but then it's back to the same behaviors. Anybody that thinks the struggle was won hasn't been paying attention. The struggle is a perpetual one that always needs courageous people to step up. And still I love this nation and the many people who carry on the struggle.