JB wrote:
"It's a pretty simple -- and simple-minded -- pathology, Joakim. The only thing Americans love more than a Rag-to-Riches story is Riches-to-Rags. And if those who have no hope of the former in their lives can in some way convince themselves they have contributed to the latter for someone else ---- well, it makes their pointless existance at least seem less pointless. To them, anyway."

Still, it is a very very sad use of energy at the end of the day. And I can't help thinking that if even half of that energy was spent on something more useful, it'd have so much potential in making the world a slightly better place (if nothing else for not having all that mediocre bashing around in the first place).