The problem is, for every intelligent young person with a conscience who sees the truth there are perhaps a thousand who would kill him or us for questioning the wisdom of the rulers.
Pat Tillman would have murdered this guy if ordered to do so before he saw the truth for himself, and then he was so stupid in his awakening that he tipped his hand and let on his intentions to expose the truth, and it cost him his life.
So you see, the govt need only control some of the people (and soldiers) some of the time to keep all off balance and ineffective. And, those who start to wise up stupidly announce when its time to kill them.
Look at the dull normal drivers of the cars with red, white and blue "SUPPORT OUR TROOPS" ribbons on them. Then ask yourself how long it would take to change their thinking, after first telling them what stupid dupes they've been.
Good luck with that.
America will never be saved by a mass moral awakening. We are simply incapable of it.
There was never a mass moral awakening in our history. Even the revolutionary war saw only 13% dedicated to the principles espoused by the founding fathers.
The odds can be played in our favor as well, is what I'm saying. We don't need some Soviet-esque "shoulder to shoulder" mass uprising. We just need to get enough on our side that we become a force they cannot ignore. The vast majority of people will, just as in revolutionary times, sit on the sidelines and keep their heads down, as they always do.