[Ludi]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('manu', '
')3. Consumtion of pharmacutical drugs and TV.

[RedStateGreen]

There's a lot of denial out there. And bargaining (oh, if I recycle my plastic bags I'll be 'eco-friendly' and that will make things okay).

It's when the anger hits that things are going to get hairy.

[BigTex]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('manu', '
')3. Consumtion of pharmacutical drugs and TV.

[Ludi]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('BigTex', '
')I wondered where you went for that one hour each day.

[oowolf]

Pareto principle. The many won't move until a critical minimum of the prime movers are observed in motion (tipping point). Therein lies the benefit of being at least slightly "paranoid". Non-conformists, like many of the posters here, are those who flee the burning theatre at the first whiff of smoke. Regardless of disinformation like: "The towers are secure, return to your desks."

[Heineken]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Jack', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Heineken', 'I') am merely curious, or perhaps even astounded, at the relative silence the American people are displaying as their vaunted "way of life" (the one Cheney swore to defend) falls apart almost overnight.

[JJ]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pretorian', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('JJ', 'I') fear for the future. The public is NOT going to take this well.

[gnm]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('BigTex', 'O')n the contrary, you have tremendous power. It's just a matter of how you define it.

You have the power to insulate yourself in countless ways from the stupidity and delusions of others.

Power is not the ability to change others; it's the ability to arrange your affairs so that your security and happiness are not contingent upon stupid people becoming enlightened.

[Heineken]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mos6507', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TWilliam', '
')My impression of most of us who post here is that we are well ahead of the curve in that regard...

[Ludi]

Revolution against whom?

[Heineken]

It doesn't matter, Ludi.

During the Russian Revolution, most of the people didn't have the slightest idea what was going on. All they knew was that there was a new big kid on the block and a new set of rules they had damned well better follow.

[Ludi]

Who would lead the revolution?

[vision-master]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', 'W')ho would lead the revolution?

[Heineken]

Does it matter? The niche is always there and there are always people who will fill it.

However, I'm not saying there will be a formal revolution, Ludi. I think "revolution" can also mean disorder.

Ludi, maybe you've spent too much time isolated on your farm.

The other day I drove through a bad area of Richmond. It was instructive. Some of those people would kill you without a second thought, if they could get away with it and it conferred on them some sort of advantage. There are MILLIONS of people like that, and there would quickly be millions more in an epic economic downturn.

[Ludi]

Oh, ok, you mean "rioting." Mass rioting.

[BigTex]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', 'R')evolution against whom?

[Pretorian]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('BigTex', '
')Power is not the ability to change others; it's the ability to arrange your affairs so that your security and happiness are not contingent upon stupid people becoming enlightened.

[Novus]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Heineken', 'T')he other day I drove through a bad area of Richmond. It was instructive. Some of those people would kill you without a second thought, if they could get away with it and it conferred on them some sort of advantage. There are MILLIONS of people like that, and there would quickly be millions more in an epic economic downturn.

[vision-master]

The Niggars will be looting.

[Jack]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Heineken', 'T')he other day I drove through a bad area of Richmond. It was instructive. Some of those people would kill you without a second thought, if they could get away with it and it conferred on them some sort of advantage. There are MILLIONS of people like that, and there would quickly be millions more in an epic economic downturn.