In Neocontopia, they only read what they are told to read, and believe what they are told to believe. If the neocons
hadn't become more subtle and stealthy over the years, they would have had the XFBOt's and Bigdogma's marching in well-oiled precision in long ranks and files up Pennsylvania Avenue, heads snapping right as Life-President Darth salutes from the Black House podium and the Fatherland Security Patriotic Home-Game band bangs away into a rousing version of "Let the Eagles soar", with the John Ashcroft Male Voice Choir singing along as the fluttering banners and crashing of boots reflect in the Blackwater Security Service "Life-guard Dick Cheney" sunglasses as they stand clenched like the mailed fist of Darkness around the Lord High Ones throne.....
Meanwhile, the monkey throws pretzels to the subdued crowd...
No, the neocons learnt well the lessons of history. Well, some of the lessons, they seem to have skipped the "Fall of Empires" and "Totalitarian Regimes eventually collapse under the weight of their own bullshit" classes, as well as the "Never engage in unwinnable wars which will empower your enemies and discredit your International standing when subtle diplomacy and co-operation would have worked" and "Don't steal natural resources and invade sovereign countries without making sure that you are totally justified" final history exams.
They may have been playing footsie with one-another as well, during the Civic lessons, and the "What America actually stands for Constitution and Bill of Rights discovery" class...
This explains why many of the people like Matthew, XFBO, Nero, Bigdogma and Dan appear to be scizophrenic, or suffering from massive cognitive dissonance which shrinks their reasoning capacity down to the size of a pea, as they succumb to the rape of the neocons.
"Might is right and Right is might !"
By the way, Cutter. The neocons don't punch
anyone in the face (their poofy little wrists would shatter like fine Kristol...) they have big hulking, brainwashed brutes do that job for them. Just like the nazi scum had the Gestapo.