It's a brutal blend of fascism, corporatism, capitalism, and Stalinism brought together in a very special place. And we made that happen. We unleashed our corporations. We exported our jobs, and we chose not to export our values. We wanted it to be that we way; if we did not want it to be that way we would do something. We would at least know. But we do not. Our silence is our consent.

Mike Daisey, Jan. 20 2011; Berkeley, California.