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Originally Posted by WilsonFourTwo
I love the optimism in the first sentence (seriously), but I don't think significant (peaceful) reform will take place. The establishment is so firmly entrenched, it almost seems an understatement to say that the government has been purchased. Add to that the people have no resources are incredibly scared of losing what little they have.......I just don't see it.
That said, I too am scared to think of the radicals lining up on each side. I was wondering the other day if there's a sizable uptick in "Militiamen" type organizations. There's a scary thought....
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The problem is that most of the government stuff is done in the background, lobby groups have become so powerfull in the States that they've almost replaced Congress in terms of defining the direction that America will go in.
There's also the whole "While we sleep concept" where as long as you have a warm bed, food, and enough cash to get by, you might get angry but you have a fear of whats behind door number 2, so you're never going to push that hard for change.
And in a governmental system, change is never better(Different dude, smae sh%t), its either neutral (Same old sh%t) or negative (Holy sh$t, that sucked)
The days of revolutions being a catalyst of dynamic change are over. The guy that seizes power will more often or not be the same or worse then the guy that occupied the seat of power before.