Icelanders Overthrow Government and Rewrite Constitution After Banking Fraud-No Word From US Media

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81. I don't think the pain level in the US..

.... has risen quite enough to force the people to act en mass. The problem here is that even though our economy is on it's knees, most people are doing ok. Many more should be worried (about keeping their jobs) but they are not smart/informed enough to worry.

Americans have gotten used to (and were trained to) letting Washington take care of itself. The idea of individuals coming together to effect serious change is lost from our collective vocabularies. Folks who demand change or reform are marginalized in the media, and that marginalization works well.

If you would have told me 30 years ago that we'd get to this sorry state I would have literally laughed in your face. The changes have come swiftly since 911, too swiftly for most folks to really understand what is happening.

There is not a guaranteed good outcome here. Not at all, but there are small signs that a small critical mass of people are getting it and getting tired of it. All I can say is thank god for the internet - without it it would already be game over.