Pretty much sums it all up

"If more Americans read books every night instead of watching TV, we'd live in a more productive society. If more Americans watched the news and read real newspapers and magazines, instead of crappy programs like American Idol, then I'm confident that George Bush would not be our president. But heck, that's what our leaders really want deep down... a mindless, uneducated populous that will work 40 hours a week so they can earn enough money to buy things to keep them distracted from the evil deeds that our leaders and suits in Fortune 500 companies are conducting everyday under your noses."

This comes from a blog by someone called Pauly (see here), and he sums things up perfectly. In fact, it's equally accurate when applied to the UK too, which is why I've blogged it here. Thanks to Wil Wheaton's blog for highlighting this (see here).

[Listening to: Easter - Marillion]