W elcome to WallyWorld.
Like some combination of
Oz, Alice’s Wonderland,
and the Brothers Grimm,
it’s a fabulistic realm ripe
with political symbolism
and significance. In the futuristic Land of
Wally, elections take place in cyberspace, and
the voting process has been privatized.
Indeed, voting machines themselves are
owned and tightly controlled by a small group
of for-profit corporations. These corporate
machines “count” the votes and issue a cybertally
to declare the winner. The inner workings
of the machinery are a corporate secret--public
election officials are barred from examining
the computer code to see if any
flaws (or fraud) have been programmed
into the system. Even in cases where recounts are
ordered, only the corporate
owners get to peek inside the
computer’s innards.
In other words, in this magical
land, the keys to the kingdom have
been turned over to private electioneering
firms. Mere voters are simply
expected to “trust” the system . . .
and to moo contentedly as they
move through the corporate polling
booths. [ read more ]
What the hell's happening here? Why is my bank in the tank? And my house and job? And my retirement money? Even my state's teetering on the brink of broke! Who did this to us? Fair questions, but we're not getting honest answers. 
