Anyone else here suffering post Egyptian revolution depression?

[tavalon]

Don't get me wrong, I am over the moon with happiness for them. It's just that I look at The United States of Disney and the facade is getting old and it's flaking away and what's underneath is monstrous.

And truth of the matter is that I really don't know if I, if we are strong enough and smart enough to take our country back.

[Ozymanithrax]

1. No, but I'm not an Egyptian...

The U.S. and Egypt are in very different places.
There is no taste for revolution here, and won't be for some time.

[pacalo]

2. Depression because the drama has disappeared? No. Satisfaction that a country's

citizens rose up in a peaceful fashion to gain progressive rights is how I feel.

[tavalon]

4. Depression because they have shown, in high relief how to make a revolution, mostly peaceful, happen

Here we Americans see that our system is rotten to the core and that it is skewed to the oligarch. We know there must be a revolution but I don't know about you, but I'm scared and I think a lot of fellow duress are seeing the same things too.

And it begs the question, if they could, we should be able to do it.

[pacalo]

7. Just in case you missed reading Bob Herbert's latest article

in what this country's problems are in a nutshell, here's the link:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/12/opinion/12herbert.html?_r=1&ref=bobherbert

It was posted by BetterBelieveIt here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x402584

It wasn't a slam on Obama, but on the system created by the rich taking over & wanting everything their way, which includes taking away what little most Americans have.

Be sure to focus on the last two (the second being one sentence) paragraphs, which is the thrust of the article, imo.

[tavalon]

18. Yes, I've read it and as one who has been watching it slip away

for decades now, that is why I'm feeling down. I'm so very happy for the strong and vibrant Egyptians and am sad for us, We The People, who are neither.

[Xenotime]

15. I agree. you couldn't get americans to march like that.

they are too tied to thier computers and tvs

[originalpckelly]

3. I am a little depressed because it looks like things aren't well yet.

We should wait before we know the coast is clear. The military looks like it's causing some problems.

[azul]

5. Don't know if it is strength or smarts that might get it done,

but maybe anger and persistence.

The action now, to perhaps help ameliorate the funk, and stay focused, is round the clock demonstrations in Washington. Calling for congress and the president and the courts to resign for corruption from corporate/militarist interests.

How do we get this started so that it will be effective?

[Raschel]

6. Maybe it's exhaustion? The state of the world today can definitely have that effect on a person.

[EFerrari]

8. Rest up because Round 2 is beginning.

The military is trying to get everyone to go home and of course, that won't happen.

[IScreamSundays]

10. Yes, I think it is about to get bloody. nt

[EFerrari]

11. Last night BBC ME editor called the protesters who refused to leave

"hard core" -- a phrase we normally use for criminals. It's amazing how easily the press sides with authority. It's a reflex or something.

[Brickbat]

16. "Hard core" can also be used a term of respect in rock music, extreme sports, or a rough way of

life. It's got a lot of meanings now and while your point can stand, I don't think the use of "hard core" here supports it.

[EFerrari]

19. Well, it means an extreme level of commitment.

The context determines whether it's a positive or negative descriptor, you're right about that. Imo, in this context, people who reasonably want to exercise their right to assembly are being called extremists when there is nothing extreme about what they're doing.

There is definitely a push on by the army for people to go home and be "good" and the media is hopping right onto that bandwagon.

[Brickbat]

20. I agree -- and I hestitated to drift the thread here,

but as someone who works in the news business, and works with language, I felt the need to jump in.

[EFerrari]

21. My training is in poetics and criticism so it's nice for me

to find a fellow parser. lol :hi:

[Brickbat]

22. Hee!

:toast:

[Starry Messenger]

9. No, I feel pretty hopeful.

We are living in exciting times. An age of revolution. I don't know what or when things will happen, but I'm glad to be here.

[GeorgeGist]

12. Shallow!

[quinnox]

13. No, more like relieved

Maybe it will start to fade from the front page news now.

[NNN0LHI]

14. Egypt is now living under a military dictatorship

And the people are now waiting to see who the military is going to let them vote for.

Sounds like fun doesn't it?

You think living under military rule is taking their country back?

Don

[JI7]

17. what do you want AMericans to do ? what will be the goal ? for military to temporarily take over

as they have done in Egypt ?