we know the term "peasant revolt" for a reason; i think it takes a mere plurality of downtrodden to bring about radical social change.  of course, history also shows that radical change often manifests in the form of military dictatorship, so i'm not so sanguine about "the people rising up."

by jtzl on 03/15/2010 06:51:11 PM EST

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Ya, it falls in the area of careful what you ask for.

If 12 million people loosing their homes while wall street steals trillions ain't enough to wake people up, I don't know what is. I guess after fixing two elections, illegal wars, torture and domestic spying we have all become desensitized. 

by sisco66 on 03/16/2010 05:54:52 AM EST

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