tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post2977867748954127977..comments2024-01-01T08:56:57.641-08:00Comments on Periphery: Vive la Revolution!TangledLouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04771682524596744447noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-74646541181943703522011-11-25T11:08:57.101-08:002011-11-25T11:08:57.101-08:00I completely agree with you, especially about seei...I completely agree with you, especially about seeing the revolutionaries as a separate group of crazy people rather than bold representatives of the whole. I guess the part that bothers me is that yes, we are at a breaking point. One way or another, things will break. How the pieces all fall out depends on some smart, patient people having solid plans for an alternative. It's not enough just to be angry and want things to change. Change into what? What are the solutions being suggested? Let's just say we "behead" the monster, then what? I just don't want a new monster to take its place for lack of proper foresight. Lack of foresight is one of the things that got us into this mess. <br /><br />As for running the country... only if I can do it in my pajamas and if they don't do a terribly close background check. ;)TangledLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771682524596744447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-67478971552378220842011-11-25T08:59:15.806-08:002011-11-25T08:59:15.806-08:00So many good points. I think we really need to sto...So many good points. I think we really need to stop seeing the protesters/revolutionaries and their interests as somehow separate from society. The level of desperation that so many are feeling right now is not the problem of only those people and if the issues that contribute to that level of desperation are not addressed, society as a whole suffers for it. As you point out, the backlash can be as bad or worse than the conditions that lead to it. And, as you also pointed out, we're needing a lot of things that seem to be in somewhat short supply: rationality, intelligence, tolerance, forgiveness, mindfulness. <br /><br />Maybe this is just the tryptophan hangover talking, but I think smart bloggers should have a crack at running the country. Are you in? ;)Masked Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08197019009052401812noreply@blogger.com