Good old Niccolo Machiavelli has the answers. Nicco observed that "it is as difficult to bring freedom to a people accustomed to tyranny as it is to crush freedom in a free society." Tyranny is older than freedom and all freedom has come from tyranny. From bad art comes good art. If you didn't link to Ledeen last week, go there now. It's a good piece. And of course Ledeen spotted the links to Iran more than a month ago but nobody but right wing rags paid attention to him.