Comment: Maximizing economic growth requires a work force obedient, compliant, submissive, and of course, complacent. That means the more dumbed down the better. Daydreaming of dream houses and dream vacations together with the fog of endless wars puts folks to spiritual sleep. War meanwhile is an attractive distraction from daily fears of joblessness, homelessness, and climate change, especially when a buffoon like Trump makes it sound like big-time fun.