liberty spoke forth

cry my sweet children,
you tried your best to kill the beast,
you fought long and hard,
the villagers fell into the trap,
and mistook monster for hero,
and hero for monster.
cry my sweet children,
you tried your best to kill the beast,
fear will not leave this land this time,
the seduction of the beast remains firm,
a false illusion of security,
has doomed [...]

how to lose faith in the american people

So I am reading one of my webcomics and I come across this link. What can I say, if the American public is that ignorant, what hope do we have in fixing our own problems, let alone the problems of the world?
plb