And I remember why, sometimes, I sincerely and completely abhor my home country. The paranoia of the Cold War ruined so many peoples' lives, and everything else that was going on behind the scenes, motivated by the fear of the Red... And then I look at the politics of today and I want to go punch holes in things until I stop wanting to pummel the sense back into the American public and resign myself back to grumbling in front of my computer.