Spare the rod, spoil a nation

“Rashamon” is a Japanese movie made in 1950 with the unique theme of having four witnesses delivering four different and extremely believable accounts of the rape of a woman and the murder of her husband.

I join the Rashamon throng telling what we think has happened to America.

The populace has discovered there is no longer a disciplinarian holding our society accountable. We are uncomfortable having our government run by known and proven murderers, torturers, liars of all stars and stripes and shameless thieves. This fact has permeated a dangerous restlessness in the air. There could not be a more un-healthy environment to raise children.

As always,
BB

The Ultimate Corporation: A Tale of Blood
by LaFeminista
Excerpt:
But by paying fines rather than facing criminal charges on the export violations, Blackwater will be able to continue to obtain government contracts.

And
They are still liable to be prosecuted for their crimes in theory, but to those that remember the slaughter in Baghdad when they showed their true colors will doubt that will ever happen. With a little PR and a name change; they managed to just walk away from murder.
Read more at:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/8/21/895052/-The-Ultimate-Corporation:-A-Tale-of-Blood