Misdirection

It's all a sham. You've been duped.

Money was taken from you at gunpoint. You've paid your taxes like a good subject of your rulers. That money was then given away, no strings attached, no conditions. It was given to a business that has demonstrated obvious poor practices. Well, the bad practice was rewarded with a huge check from you, the taxpayer. Now the company is continuing what it always did; not making the best decisions.

But here is where things get sinister.

People's anger is being whipped up, but the anger is misdirected, and it is not an honest mistake. The loudest outcry against what the company is doing with the money comes from the group that took it from you by force and gave it away. And they are telling you to be angry with the company. They are telling you to be furious with the retarded child, when it is they who should be the object of your rage.

The plan is to get "the public" riled up enough to where they all cry out "There ought to be a law!" The ring masters of this circus want their subjects to cry to the government to right the wrong, to step in and take control so that things will be fair once again.

Don't buy it.

The anger rightly lies with those who forced you to give money to this company. If you wanted to invest in a failing, stupid business, you could have done it on your own. Instead of letting things run their course, with a stronger, better business emerging from whatever business meltdown occurred, the public is left with a bad business.

And perhaps the ultimate irony?

We have rewarded dismal performance, and now we're supposed to be angry about the continued poor performance and bad decisions? Noooo.... We should be angry at the people trying to fool us. They are treating US like we're stupid morons.