Most people don't have an interest in politics today. After they're done fighting their own battles with family and working 40-plus hours a week to make ends meet, or two-three other jobs, they are too exhausted. So they retreat to mindless tv or computer to take the edge off.
And there is a theory in politics that says that this is exactly what the government wants. To keep Americans too exhausted to worry about protesting.
Did you ever wonder why the government always delivers bad news after 3pm on Friday? This is because they know that people will be too tired and too busy on the weekend to care.
2007-12-11 03:38:30
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answered by Big Bear 7
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I think the art of the protest is dead. I think there will never again be a protest like the march on Washington. If someone is dissatisfied enough with something, the majority of people would do would be complain to their spouse or at worst get on their blog and post their feelings. When a pet shop was protested here for buying puppies from a puppy farm, everyone laughed and threw things at them. It's really sad to see this happen to one of our constitutional rights that soldiers have died for.
2007-12-11 13:09:51
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answered by bloomuffin 1
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I'm watching Brokaw's "1968" program (Tivo'd from last night) right now, and it reminded me that during Vietnam, we saw war footage every night on the evening news. I can't recall seeing any level of coverage of Iraq even similar to that. If we had coverage of this war as we did that war, or if they started another draft, I think either would arouse enough people beyond the tipping point that protests would become more serious and widespread.
2007-12-10 14:38:48
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answered by Anonymous
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Did you extremely get the information to assist what you're speaking approximately? it form of feels not, regrettably. Tibetan led by way of priests at the instant, at the beginning, staged a non violent demonstration on final Tuesday and later became into violent after chinese language safety forces have been cracking down. Now base line is that Tibetans who're nevertheless interior Tibet under communist China have been annoying independence of Tibet, by way of waving Tibet flags and burning chinese language flags. And regardless of you have gotten watched the two on television or examine something interior the papers, you have nevertheless did not get the real image at the back of the protest. you ought to additionally comprehend that Dalai Lama isn't at the back of sin uch protest in any respect, regardless of the communist China is claiming. in case you have been under communist China's rule, unable to rejoice with even the common human rights, how do you convey your feeling in the form you be Tibetan. Now do you comprehend that why did communist China enable each and every foreigner to leave Tibet, in basic terms to blackout any genuine information with connection with the protest. once you watch the television extremely from CCTV, you could not get a real image of Tibet different than in basic terms looting etc. so which you ought to greater suitable watch BBC, CNN or different standards television station to get the marvelous advice different than propaganda information to brainwash your mentality.
2016-12-17 14:07:02
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answered by ? 4
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Higher taxes might induce people to protest against the government.
2007-12-11 17:42:22
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answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7
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Massive tax increases to provide more benefits to illegal immigrants (who don't pay any taxes) and people who can work, but won't go out and get a job because it's easier to live off of social program $ handouts and stay at home watching Oprah during the daytime, on a big screen TV.
2007-12-10 14:44:48
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answered by MD 2
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I'm ready to go now...seriously .. but I think people are to scared by the media and comfortable just sitting at home playing with there Iphones and seeing if they can see up Britney's skirt on the news.
I think if Bush got on the news himself and told the nation him and all his buddies were responsible for 9/11 people would still elect someone else just like him.
America is to comfortable sitting in the dark and its sad. I have been to other countries that are much more free than here.
2007-12-10 14:45:11
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answered by Anonymous
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To protest what? Protesting for the sake of protesting is pretty stupid.
2007-12-10 15:35:28
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answered by wichitaor1 7
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It would take something that affects them directly instead of a fellow countrymen or a friends brother. In other words a draft.
2007-12-10 14:40:22
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answered by Yuff 4
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When the majority of people realize they are being taken for a ride.
2007-12-10 14:44:52
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answered by ToYou,Too! 5
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