The word "capitalism" was coined by the socialists, often used as a pejorative, and has historically described a system of state-granted privilege and plutocracy. This is the definition to which most people subscribe, and which I would argue prevails today. A contrary definition is one that is synonymous, or nearly synonymous with "free markets".
Let me preface this by saying that I am not crying over bin Laden's death (if it's true this time). However, aside from quenching your thirst for retribution, in the grand scheme of things there is almost zero significance to his death. Hell, for the better part of the past decade nobody even knew if he was still alive.
All members of the political class are cut from the same cloth. Even if someone could prove he was "foreign born", what is going to happen? He would have to leave office and some other carefully groomed figurehead would take his place and do the exact same things.
This is just another way for the authoritarian to say: "You need us to protect you from us." Let that sink in for a minute.
It’s often argued that eliminating such-and-such a federal department will make us richer. Or that removing this-and-that tax burden will let us keep more of our paychecks. You’ve heard it before. It goes something like this: If we get rid of the onerous taxes on the middle class, the regressive taxes that disadvantage the poor, the myriad regulations which hamstring businesses (the right-libertarian does not qualify, but the left-libertarian will probably refine the definition...
You cannot say that you're not a "yes man" and simultaneously reject the openness that something like Wikileaks provides. We know that Wikileaks has revealed evidence of crimes which were previously held under lock and key, labeled confidential, swept under the proverbial rug.
White picket fences and matching flatware, brand new cars every three years, clever coffee tables, two cell phones per person all supported by a nine-to-five which atrophies your brain and body, simultaneously. Cookie-cutter mass-produced and marketed to be everything they've conditioned you to think that you want. This is The American Dream™
