The crew of the airship Uplink, domicile of lizard-monkeys, viera-bears, and several technologies which haven't been invented on this planet just yet, have asked me to forward the following:
Dear Americans --
Do you worry that your country is being looted by irresponsible and greedhead banksters?
Are you queasy at the fact that your ruling elites spend their time preaching the virtues of failed neocolonial wars your country can't win and can't afford to pay for anymore?
Are you angry that Wall Street cretins have bought off your politicians?
Fear not, Uplink's crew has the ideological ammunition you've been looking for.
The first thing you must do is read Paul Klebnikov's thoroughly researched, unimpeachably honest and utterly devastating Godfather of the Kremlin (hint: the subtitle of the book is "The Decline of Russia in the Age of Gangster Capitalism"). You will discover that none of your problems are new. In fact, they have been the problems of your semi-peripheral neighbors for about thirty years now.
Next, map out the shocking parallels of the Soviet collapse with your own collapsing Empire.
Draw a deep breath.
Last but not least, draw your own (post-Imperial) conclusions. To paraphrase an icon of the gaming culture, neoliberalism is powerful, but the developmental state is solid!
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