I remember in Vietnam that a Vietnamese lady friend asked me "How does it help the Vietnamese to bring war and death to the Country?" It was a great question, but I was still a BLIND patriot. After I came home, I was really surprised by all the protest about the War. As I learned the truth of the War, my blinders fell off. It took a long time to see that a CORPORATE hand was in the puppeteer's sock to the detriment of the people, to the detriment of the Nation, to the detriment of everything, except Military/Industrial/Corporate bottom lines, I thought they temporarily had control of the people's gov't. It's been temporary since the 1900s. I harbor no illusions about democracy, freedom, liberty, and justice and the use of these buzzwords in a controlled Media. The Media control began with the CIA and has gotten out of hand. The USA Mainstream Media reputation is the same as lold Soviet Russia and deservedly so. I observe that for you to be comfortble in jour job, you must wear blinders full time, or you wouldn't be able to do your job. You will. of course see that as dutiful patriotism, not brainwashed. If you thought that you were spreadin death , mayhem, chaos, misery and violence around the World, you might not be "comfortable" in your job. When big Corporate rules the World, as it does in the USA, it is no different thatn a dictator, just another variety. I don't make random decisions.