We elected a Bush wannabebootlicker.
That's what we've done.
He won't last. We might seem quiet and passive, but you don't get away with screwing around with things we have earned the rights to. Free speech being one of them.
One of my clients in Alaska, that is heavily involved in making sure the Exxon accident is paid for, told me "Canadians just GET IT because they're not subjected to the same propaganda we're fed in the US".
We were both stunned to find that the majority government programs in the US would not fund any organization that lobbied against petroleum companies, in any way shape or form. Even if it was to get them to compensate for making a mess that will be affecting generations to come. Private foundations are the only ones that will.
She just sat there going "oh my god".