> We weren't able to save our economy from monopolies and tyranny, and now you want us to go stand up against the people with tanks and machine guns!?

Yes, because what's the alternative? To give up and watch? I won't be easy, but if you're not even trying, no one can save you.

> At this rate I expect you'll tell me to stop importing iPhones and Perrier...

No, I won't. I don't tell you what to do at all. It's just my view on the path the US currently is. And I'm hoping, yes, because what happens in/to the US affects the world a great deal.