It's the military-industrial complex, gotta keep the system going!
Over-learning the lessons of the past? What does that even mean? If the people in power are a sign of our civilization, we're truly fucked.
Hehehe, this is a good one. Not American, but I thought you guys lost the plot with Dubya back in the day. Looking back, he seems quite vanilla now. Crazy times.
Take those wannabe kings/dictators out while they're young!
Not sure why you're copping some hate, but your analogy is pretty accurate.