Reply #37: Bush has caused a political awakening of many people

[PatSeg]

I consider myself in that category as well. Being so many people are relatively new to the process, they are responding from an emotional, reactionary level, which is understandable. They want change so badly, that they often don't think clearly about how that change will happen. Sadly, many people will be disappointed with the outcome.

It is a positive sign that so many formerly complacent people are getting more involved in the political process. Hopefully they will learn and evolve as they realize how much we have lost and how difficult it will be to recover our democracy that we've taken for granted for so long. I fear that many will become discouraged and stick their heads back in the sand, but there is always the chance that this could be a historical time of rebirth. I'm leaning towards the latter, but I think it may get worse before it gets better. The final and decisive tipping point will be the economy. The apathetic, opinionated folks will be awakened when it finally hits them personally.

So for right now, I am neither optimistic or pessimistic - I am prepared and aware and I intend to stay that way.