Today there is no meaningful difference between what President Reagan called “the evil empire” of Russia and the evil empire that the American people have created by their votes and non-votes. Both are warlike nations run by and for government/business oligarchies. Both act militarily, bureaucratically, financially, secretly and through propaganda to spy on and suppress their own people. Both act militarily, bureaucratically, financially, secretly and through propaganda to affect regime change in other countries. Both kill and imprison their own people and citizens of other nations and steal private property while covering their acts through the color of law, control of the press and control of banking. Both define “national interest” as consolidation of power and hegemony. Elections during the lifetimes of the majority of citizens in both countries have been controlled/bought by extremely wealthy oligarchs.