LH,
I do think we are on the same team. I appreciate that you are getting angry reading Shock Doctrine...I read it 2 years ago and got angry also. I think we would agree on nearly everything. Don Firth makes a really good point above - sometimes (however well meaning and intelligent I am convinced you are) you do seem to lecture us about things that we are perfectly well aware of, have thought deeply about, and have devised the best strategy available to us to try to change it. Trust me, I am no automaton. If DHS has a file on anyone - they have a thick one on me. I have been "visited". No shit.
I am perfectly aware that our government (Obama included) is bought and paid for. We are not a Democracy anymore. And that is largely due to the makeup of the Supreme court. Shall I throw up may hands and let President Santorum pick the next two Justices? Really - how do you answer that?
Never assume that because we are involved in US politics and prefer certain outcomes that we are uninformed or knee-jerkers. I and many whom you occasionally (and perhaps unintentionally) denigrate are fully informed. I have even met Naomi Wolff, and Bill McKibben, and Mohammed Yunus, and (... I am bragging....) Naomi is a brilliant Canadian as I am sure you know.
So if I appear annoyed at you sometimes, it is not because I disagree with you, it is because you seem to make certain assumptions about me. And perhaps in saying that I am making certain assumptions about you...sorry.
John P has it just perfect above. In current US Politics, Dems are not the same but opposite of Repubs. Dems are corrupt and need to go, but FSM help us all if we decide that the bastards are all the same and let the Repubs take over. Simple question - would you ever ever ever consider moving back to the USA if there is a Repub President, Senate, and House, and they have appointed all the Supremes?
Of course you wouldn't. In fact I would be in Canada a block or so down from you.

And in closing:
"They all support that system Little Hawk and any attack on it is perceived as an attack on them personally"
Thanks Akenaton - you are just an ignorant ass who displays no understanding of US politics. You apply your own definitons and assumptions and think you have it all figured out. I thank FSM that you do not vote here. F-up your own country while we try to fix ours. Thanks very much. Buh Bye.