The Earth is fine. Resilient. Strong. Massive. But us? Our species? Our race? The little people hanging out here, we need some help. And we should help ourselves.
When actors were seen as vermin, the object of our affections and repugnance were people with actual power: politicians. Politicians like Massa are just taking back their country from Hollywood.
The most pivotal scene in our nation's recent civil rights history was not the election of Barack Obama, it was the moment the Tea Party protesters hurled racial epithets at members of Congress.