The Dark Balloon  A weblog by Hao Lian. A terrible secret
guarded by golems.  What Ever Happened?  Whatever happened to
trust and faith in Uncle Sam? What happened to the root ideals
of democracy? Wasn't the purpose of a democratic republic to
make people have faith in the government because they controlled
it? Whatever happened to people not just being paranoid about
the government, but actually doing something because they can?
Why are we so afraid of the government, when none of us have
really been affected by its "oppresiveness"? Why are Americans,
who live in the most free country in the entire world so fearful
of their government? What happened to a time when liberals
weren't "governments suck, blah, blah"? Why is it that anybody
who is fearful of an oppressive government actually run for
office and do something? Why do people feel that nothing is
being done? Why can't people realize that United States is
actually the best country to actually live in, in all the
hindsight?  [(2003 December 31) .]  Aband