Americans accept that gangsters are running the government.
I think the enemy is self-censorship. In a free society the biggest danger is that you're afraid to the point where you censor yourself.
American people are not evil. Given information, they will do the right thing. But they're not given the information.
New York is not conductive to theater. New York does not encourage its young. It does not encourage experimentation.
If I'm a commodity, it wouldn't be a wise idea to buy stock in me - although, in the long run, maybe I'm a slow growth investment.