Lack of protests?

Why is it that when I turn on the television I'm not seeing people having mass protests and rallies? With all that is wrong in the world today? People aren't completely oblivious, as it shows through approval rates that people are not happy. If they're not happy, why aren't they out in the street demanding change?

I find myself pondering that question quite regularly. I wonder whether it's because the people are scared of their government and law enforcement. I wonder whether it's just because people don't care enough and are too busy watching TV. Other reasons often leap in and out of my mind. But, atleast in the broad sense of things, the reason why isn't too important in this case. What is important is that people start changing their ways and standing up for what they believe in. Talking on the radio, talking on the tv, even posting a blog, these are progressive things. However, without walking in unity and telling the government that we mean buisness, no change is likely to happen.

I look back over the decades, all over the world, and I see mass protests of angry people demanding change. And, although not always immediately, the changes they wanted usually occured. So why is it, that in this day in age, when I think it's fair to say some things are worse than ever, people are not protesting in large numbers regularly? Yes, rallies go on across this country every once in a while. But people need to stand up united in a mass and demand change. If that means causing some destruction, so be it. America wants out of Iraq, we want change in many other areas too, but we aren't demanding it.

"If people would demand peace, instead of another TV, then there'd be peace." - John Lennon

We Americans elect people to represent us and our wants. When the majority of America wants something, but are denied by elected officials, something is wrong. American politicians wants us out of Iraq, the international community wants us out of Iraq, but most importantly, the American people want us out of Iraq. But we're still over there. So why is it that people aren't standing united in the streets demanding change?



I want to turn on the news and see the government scrambling to meet the desires of the people. No longer should we fear the government, the government should fear us, the people.