I read somewhere they tried "the frog in the pot of water" thing, heating it slowly. Not being stupid, the frog jumoed out once it got too warm. People could learn a lot from frogs.

Maybe they will. I note that, following on Brazil getting a leader who is anathema to the people who employ Bush, the same is now true next door in Bolivia.

(And by "the people who employ Bush", I don't mean the American people.)