No one today would accuse Americans of being alert and knowledgeable. It’s a nation of debt slaves, thinking they’re philosopher kings because they get to give a Facebook thumbs up …

Hah… that’s so right! … Wait… oh shit… they’re talking about me.

My time as a silly fucking child in the Army 20+ years ago reminds me that I was very shocked at the lack of maintenance or even care to diligently maintain most vehicles/equipment beyond “its good enough to not get in trouble because nobody with rank knows enough to be able to tell how broken the thing really is.”