in case there was any doubt…

… that our country loves deception over reality and fluff over truth, that we have so little faith in our ability to respond in an ‘appropriate’ fashion, even to events as big and exciting as the Winter Olympics, that we would rather structure and regulate that response than just let people cheer for whoever the fuck they want to – just in case any of you thought We the People were beyond that, I give you this.

[many thanks to Karen for the link]