Americans are just paranoid about the wrong things. I read elaborate conspiracy theories regarding everything from poisoning of the water supply to nanomachines in vaccines, yet people seem largely ambivalent about, say, corporations. You know, the ones that are squarely focused on gain with little regard for stepping on individuals. This oil shit is the same thing. "Let's drill for oil," the people scream, seemingly oblivious of that this drilling would mostly benefit the few, the interested corporations ad conglomerates, as opposed to the state, and subsequently the people. But the again, with people being more paranoid over the actions of the state than the actions of firms that are, in fact, purely driven by profiting off of consumers, I suppose it all fits well enough.
