What is a Flatlander? A typical Flatlander cannot see beyond their own personal limited experience to envision how things work beyond the horizon of their own limited realm. Flatlanders have little useful understanding or appreciation of how things fit together to create a functional moral and prosperous society. For one reason or another, there appears to be many flatlanders in our world.:(

Flatlander politics are based upon the practice of organizing groups of Flatlanders into little pens with fences high enough so those in one pen cannot see (and ideally have no desire to see) from their little pen into their neighbors pen. The PRESSident teaches these groups to live happily within their little 'pen'.

The Flatlander Politician retains their power by tossing a few tidbits of fairness into each pen as they make their political rounds. When Flatlander problems arise, everyone is trained to quickly point blame at the self reliant freedom loving folks living outside the pens as the cause of all Flatlander problems -- Haleluhayh and Amen... Pitting one or more penned up group of Flatlanders against the self reliant in our society is what passes for Flatlander "leadership".

The Flatlander Sermon of fear espouted by Flatlander Politicians :

Flatlander Sermon of Fear

'If you sail out of the Bay of Compassion across the ocean of public debt in search of self reliance and fiscal responsibility, you, your family, friends and country will fall off the edge of the earth before reaching the mythical realm of freedom and personal responsibility.

It's better to stay in your comfortable little Flatlander pen where I, the almighty Flatlander politician, will take care of you.'

Until our nation (and civilization) drops its flatlander fears and sets sail towards the mythical realm of personal responsibility and self relion the other side of the civilized world, we will continue to live in a society and civilization dominated by flatlander political thought and its resulting fiscally and morally bankrupt society.