Do you remember "The Wizard of Oz"? How the whole story was based on finding the courage, the compassion, and the right idea to make things all right in the end? I do. I remember the tin man, who was left out so long, without anyone to help him take care of himself. After a while in these conditions, he loses his ability to move. Maybe this was a metaphor for losing the Will to change, and move on with life. Maybe the cowardly Lion was a visualization of the way that no one ever seems to reach their potential, being afraid to reach for anything... Then again, maybe not.
I do remember the wizard, hiding behind magic tricks, and technological advantages, scaring everyone with the big brother principle, yet inspiring them, and giving them something to believe in. In this way, America is like our lost group of tag-alongs, searching for the way back home. Each of us may want something unique, and each of us may find that we already have it later on, but we need someone to show us that it is there. Here's where politics come in.
