To agree with Waffler, at least on one point, I would suggest that those Ben-Ariels in our society who harbor such a vitriolic view of minorities be jettisoned to a passing asteroid....no need in polluting our beautiful moon. However, his perception that Adam's "overall dismal attitude is unfounded and untrue" makes me wonder what planet he (Waffler) is living on. I suggest that he turn on the TV, plug in the computer, pick up the newspaper, or at least step outside for a few moments and take a good deep breath of reality. Adam's insightful words are reflective of the human condition and therefore become timelessly apropos. Surely, Waffler doesn't think that Wall Street (government) reform is going to change that. The "cancer" that Adams expounds upon is CORRUPTION, a pernicious blight that effects every human heart in myriad forms. A collective cure could come from nothing less than an individual willingness to own up to our personal reality. Unfortunately, far too few of us could bear the pain, myself included.