Reply #36: They quit "working" when the draft was ended.

[SoCalDem]

there are just SO many different causes, and it's hard to get enough people who have the time, energy & money to protest.

People no longer work 9-5 in their local communities.

People do not dare to take vacation time, lest they be replaced, outsourced, undermined while they are gone.

people no longer have "extra money" to travel to protests or for lawyers, should they get arrested.

young people no longer have a carefree life.. they are bogged down with car payments, college loans, rent, several jobs..perhaps a kid or two..

three decades of conservatism has numbed the public's interest in communal fairness, and common interests..

No one's giving away free iPods or X-boxes or chances to be on TV humiliating yourself

People who do protest often have to do outrageous things to be noticed, so the ones with costumes that would make Monty Hall rush towards them with a microphone, are the only ones who get any attention, and when asked to speak, they sometimes say non-mainstream things, so the press is standoffish.

People used to be able to protest where they wanted..they did not ask "permission"..they just showed up in overwhelming numbers..

Police used to be befuddled by large groups, and would often stand down...now they take a more aggressive stance and protests are carefully tucked away out of sight, for the most part..

When I saw the lack of outcry over the 2000 election, I knew that real protest would never happen here again:(.. If ever there was a reason for millions to take to the streets , it was then.. and we didn't.:(