You forgot about our legislators.
(Scorethem:3, A Joke)
Whether by astroturfing with town-hell vigilantes or by co-opting the legislative process it still kills any meaningful reform.
A reasonable person would assume you realized that fact when you put the word "change" in quotes.
The people that are screaming the loudest are the ones that are most uncomfortable with the ongoing change from the preceding 8 years.
Given current events I trust goverment by representatives that we can unseat at the next election far more than I trust untouchable corporations seeking to fatten their CEO's bonuses at our expense.
If you are a CEO, sorry to offend you.
Pharma has us paying double for drugs compared to outside our borders while they try to kill health care reform.
So why shouldn't MS charge double for Windows while they try to kill Linux?
It seems only fair.
Individuals or organizations that are given authority over others tend to become more authoritarian to the point of arrogance.
It may be law enforcement saying 'We ARE the law so do whatever we say or else'.
Or it may be a nanny-state entitlement service saying 'We are hurting you for your own good'.
That arrogance, if unchecked, builds to the point of atrocity and public outrage.
Then corrective action HAS to be taken by a higher authority.
But what if there is no higher authority?
What if you are Josef Stalin?
Or Kim Jong-il?
Or God?
This is terrible.
No experimenter bias to worry about.
Programmable for effective randomization.
Truly double blind capable.
Can counteract the Placebo effect.
No ego to bruise.
It's the end of science as we know it.
Hypocrites in life
Hypocrites in death
Horrfied of Hell
"Spock, did you see the looks on their faces?" "Yes, Captain, a sort of vacant contentment."