so you're seeing progress already, good point
in the gambling forums AND forum contests
drama free threads they are
and easy to find
, nothing lost in "who's a bigger asshole"This is going to sound overly conspiratorial but it really isn't. What I'm about to say isn't necessarily a coordinated effort or anything but it just unfolds in that way.
There is a huge incentive by the political establishment, economic rent collectors and even other citizens to keep young people distracted and divert their attentions away from the real issues. To want them to expand government rather than go the other way and contract it.
What if they didn't Occupy Wall St? But instead they occupied the federal reserve?
What if they didn't want gov't healthcare and social programs? but instead wanted states rights?
What if they voted down cumbersome zoning laws in major cities thus making the existing housing stock cheaper?
What if they didn't want free tuition, but instead turned their scorn to the schools and government for inflating the price of tuition beyond belief?
There is a million things they could do that would cause major societal disruptions and be perfectly within the boundaries of democracy.
So when Bernie Sanders is saying free this or that or someone else is making a big deal out of what bathroom people use or there are protests with no coherent message, it is a far more ideal outcome than these people waking up.
With the power of mobility and communication, they could inconvenience a lot of people.
If the response to stagnation wasn't collectivism but individual freedom and less government then it would get pretty messy in the short-term. And most people don't really get to live that long in the grand scheme of things so this misguided response is convenient for them.
Someone like Rand Paul could maybe be the messenger for this, but seems like even he hits a wall. It would take a brilliant communicator.
