It is only through American ignorance and apathy that we have arrived at this point. 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081222/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/meltdown_secrets

Here is how I see America regarding the bailout:

A grossly obese person is sitting on a couch watching American Idol.  A stranger walks in the front door without knocking and says he's the repair man.  He starts going through drawers and putting valuables in a big sack.  The fat American sitting on the couch kind of suspects that something is up, but he doesn't want to get up and start a confrontation and look dumb.  Besides, what if he's wrong, and the guy really is a repairman?  The guy is wearing a repairman uniform, and he didn't try to sneak in.  Besides, it said on the news that these repairmen would be coming around and lots of people weren't smart enough to understand what they were doing, and that it is necessary, so it must be OK. 
The 'repairman' says goodbye, and walks out of the house with the bag.  The fat American gets up, and looks around and doesn't see anything outwardly missing.  He could go check the drawers, but he doesn't want to.  If he found stuff missing, he might actually have to turn off the TV and call the police or chase the 'repairman', and that would be a big ordeal, possibly even dangerous.  And what would the neighbors think?  The fat American will just start making sure his door is locked from now on and pretend it didn't happen.
The fat American quickly forgets what just happened as he gets sucked back into his TV show.