"The kleptocrats, whatever their differences, are united by one 
overriding fear. They fear large numbers of people will become wise to 
their kleptocracy and revolt. They fear the mob. They fear revolution, 
the only mechanism left that can rid us of these parasites."
  'The kleptocrats, in the end,' writes Hedges, 'have only one real enemy: us.' (Illustration: Mr. Fish / Truthdig)
'The kleptocrats, in the end,' writes Hedges, 'have only one real enemy: us.' (Illustration: Mr. Fish / Truthdig)