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but my point stands that I think it's a very different world than it was then, and the tactics that worked at one time don't work now. Marches are larger scale, but have less lasting impact, and people have wildly different methods of rebellion and action available to them. I maintain that your perception of Americans "deserving" what they get is faulty as a result of bias. *shrug*
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I maintain that your perception of Americans "deserving" what they get is faulty as a result of bias. *shrug*
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This is where you actually misread my intention. I firmly believe that any country gets the government they deserve. Whether it be potentate of president. The people will revolt with overwhelming force if necessary to get the government they think they want. Russia, France and the United states are prime examples of this. Other countries take a little longer, like England.
I do believe the tactics of protest work, I just don't think Americans had the stomach for them. They were lulled by a false economy and the invisibility of body bags and funerals. And that protest includes the arts like music for instance. Today all you hear is over produced urban angst and party tunes. And when the war broke out a plethora patriotism on the country charts. Hell, look what happened to the Dixie Chicks.
Yes our senses have been dulled to violence, but that, unfortunately, is fueled by domestic violence which seems nearly as bad as war. The ghost of Abu Gharaib and the POW's in Guantanamo are proof of that disinterest.
It is a different world, I agree. But not so different that certain principles will always apply. The most important at the moment is that if you fuck with people's livelihood and threaten their homes and families well being, you are twisting the tail of the tiger.