Inside Job film

I know I'm long overdue on updates here, and have many things to write, but am especially compelled right now to try to tell everybody I can to see the film Inside Job. I try to not use the word "terrorism" lightly, but this film effectively proves that Wall Street is a virus or welcomed terrorist organization to our government and the global economy.

Inside Job is a documentary about the 2008 global economic crisis that was caused by only a few dozen men who today, amazingly, find themselves largely still with the power to cause another identical crisis without repercussion. These coked-out stripper-fanatics find themselves rich beyond belief, in positions of great power, and I would assume with the same mindset that they're too big to fail or can't be blamed for whatever actions they take to gain more power or wealth. They're employed by our government and shaping it to their liking (i.e. rewriting tax laws and deregulating to bend rules). Even today, these douche-bags are speaking out to encourage Congress to allow us to exceed our 14.3 TRILLION dollar debt ceiling... I'm wondering if we shouldn't just call it quits, allow the US to default on its treasury obligations and start the civil war which would inevitably allow Canada to invade (most likely scenario, right?). They have raped the average American citizen of their taxes and income, diluted the ability of this once great nation to educate its youth, pave its streets and prosper. They're still employed on Wall Street and are even heads of America's finest universities. They drove companies into bankruptcy and walked away with millions only to became contracted advisors to those same companies to the tune of one million dollars a month... these are companies which the American taxpayer now sadly owns because they were too big to fail.

Narrated by Matt Damon, the film clearly explains what happened, how, and why... and presents the explanation that this same thing can and will happen again unless major change is brought about. I don't like to think of myself as an alarmist or extremist, but over the last several years I have come to wonder whether the United States isn't destined for implosion in the very near future. Our education system is deplorable. Our national debt is unfathomable. Our collective concern is minimal. It seems more and more that we're heading in that direction. In short, this country is up shit creek. I used to think that apathy and ignorance were the two greatest fatal flaws in this country, but now I wonder if Wall St. greed isn't actually #1 on that short list.

There are popular films about corporate greed such as Fun with Dick and Jane which aren't alarmist or concerning, and there are plenty of documentaries about corporate greed (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room is also good) to leave you want for a bomb, a CEO's address, and some spare time, but this has to be the most rational and best one I've seen. I would honestly argue it should be required viewing for all United States citizens and registered voters. I should stop now or risk getting thrown in jail, but for more info you can also check out the NY Times review of the same film: http://movies.nytimes.com/2010/10/08/movies/08inside.html. Seriously, watch the film.