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The media are very clever. Stories and events are often portrayed in a way that will guide the formation of our opinions. The coverage of the unrest in the Middle East and Africa could lead you to believe that many in the West look at the rioting in the streets as unruly and barbaric. Then we continue to flatter our arrogance and say, "What they need is democracy!"

I wonder. If we, as a country, knew just how much trouble we were in, we would also be out rioting in the streets. Our collective ignorance is allowing us to be taken advantage of, especially if we knew what was at stake in our pending government shutdown.

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