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davsand

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32. I think most people are motivated ONLY by direct personal impact.

Reply to Hotler (Original post)

Sun Jun 3, 2012, 11:45 AM

Jun 2012

Sad to say it, but most of the folks in the US are hard pressed to put down the remote and bag of chips unless they are pissed about something that directly impacts them. It has to be their job loss or their kid living in the basement because there are no jobs to be had. It is going to take THEM, personally, being hungry before it matters.

Welcome to American in 2012.

Laura

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How bad does it have to get in this country... [View all] Hotler Jun 2012 OP

This isn't Europe AJTheMan Jun 2012 #1

Unemployment needs to reach 25% DontTreadOnMe Jun 2012 #2

So, I'll mark you down for... Hotler Jun 2012 #3

Been to the streets already. Last time was May 1. Zalatix Jun 2012 #14

Never having heard of a succesful protest of that sort, I'm doing other things... WriteWrong Jun 2012 #4

The People Doing the Work are in Asia or are Here on H1b and L1 Visas AndyTiedye Jun 2012 #10

The problem is so vast and ingrained that may well be what it would take. nt raouldukelives Jun 2012 #15

sorry, I can't do it. I did it for years. cali Jun 2012 #5

Passing the torch to the younger generation.... femmocrat Jun 2012 #9

Yup me too, been there, done it and not going to do it Raine Jun 2012 #18

LOL TomClash Jun 2012 #6

Judging from the massive police repression to Occupy protests, I would say coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #17

If the heat gets too high they'll simply start killing protesters. Zalatix Jun 2012 #20

After watching the Democratic power structure in this state and city remain coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #24

All unaccountable oligarchs would likely use extreme force at the very beginning of the conflict. Selatius Jun 2012 #22

What has amazed me (and soured me on the Demcoratic Party as a party) is the coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #27

What do you think that will accomplish? dkf Jun 2012 #7

Voting locally Texasgal Jun 2012 #8

I Protested the Vietnam War, I Protested the Iraq War AndyTiedye Jun 2012 #11

Far worse than it is now. Johnny Rico Jun 2012 #12

Where do I sign up? Initech Jun 2012 #13

I've been protesting off and on since 1983. My protesting seems to spike during coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #16

When the U3 unemployment index reads 16% unemployment, or roughly approximate. Selatius Jun 2012 #19

It was already bad for millions of us 30 years ago when I was laid off just short of 6 years NNN0LHI Jun 2012 #21

Civil and Obedient Protests in the streets is 100% pointless dinopipie Jun 2012 #23

What does "going after the families of the 1%" consist of, exactly? Could you be more explicit? Johnny Rico Jun 2012 #28

Exposing them and shaming them for dinopipie Jun 2012 #30

Surely that's already being done. Johnny Rico Jun 2012 #31

Agree. ananda Jun 2012 #25

Conditions will dicate as they always do - TBF Jun 2012 #26

When the majority of the comfortable are personally affected. Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #29

I think most people are motivated ONLY by direct personal impact. davsand Jun 2012 #32