Human beings have always been enslaved, and always wanted be free. We thought we were free in going off to fight foreign wars, fight them there, so we don't have to fight them here. Catchy. And then science was going to free us. True, thousands of children were saved by vaccinations against common diseases like measles. But if they didn't live in slums, and eat tasty garbage for food, maybe measles wouldn't be a problem in the first place. Now technology is being employed to free us all up from drudgery and give us holiday time. But we are working harder than ever, and more and more, can't even cover the basic necessities. And technology has removed any semblance of privacy, which is the basis of freedom. If they have their way - and why not? - every dollar we spend, where and how we spend it will be a matter of public record. But this is all just paranoia, isn't it? If you want roads and bridges built and repaired, you need government. Government with the right values, as opposed to - them. So, in spite of our bi-i-g brains, we just can't figure it out. No use trying.