The Fact That  

you are asking this question shows that you are at the first step of freeing your mind.

The facts are that America is under the iron grip of an unaccountable, uncontrollable oligarchy that is not concerned with the country, the people, or the future. Democracy and Representative Government are fictions, and as for The Constitution, it--as G.W. is supposed to have said--is "just a Goddamned piece of paper."

This oligarchy is only concerned with enriching itself, no matter what else happens, and you and I don't matter to them, and we can't do anything about them. This is really the best and most concise description of who and what we are, now.

The only way out of The System is to refuse to participate. End of Message.