| Sheesh, italiangm. You're as cynically calm as me, maybe more! But you're definitely on to something.
And caspian, you identified the hope that average citizens like us have of fighting the tyranny that proceeds from power. Namely competitiveness and overreaching by the elite.
"Arms in the hands of the citizens may be used at individual discretion for the defense of the country, the overthrow of tyranny or private self-defense." -- John Adams |