Dave Laird <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Ten or twenty years ago, my innermost circle of friends >were nearly exclusively those *outside* the mainstream of society, hence I >didn't have a lot of opportunity to always hear all sides of any given >issue, although I did know a great number of elected officials as a result >of being a journalist.
>If I were to answer your question, on that basis, I would say that the >level of outrage, of rejection of authority, and the groundswell of >rebellion back then was largely limited to a counter-cultural evolution >that was too far outside the mainstream of society to truly move us >politically one way or the other. The majority of the mainstream of >society, back then, were more or less content with the status quo, even >during the contentious war in Vietnam. >Today, however, I am seeing and hearing a much different backlash, >compared to the 60's and 70's, and now it is coming from some of the >most-staunch middle-of-the-road members of the mainstream of society, >ranging from farming families to the ever-diminishing middle class in the >suburbs. Granted, it isn't exactly a groundswell of popular support, but I >wonder if that won't happen within the next four years. Interesting! When the counterculture rebels or expresses discontent, it's against the mainstream. But who can the mainstream rebel against? When that happens, it's usually trouble for some minority which is perceived by the mainstream as an elite which is in charge -- when, in reality, there usually is no elite in charge, and it's just all of us against the interests of all of us because the system is fucked up. Sourly By Inert I, Robert _______________________________________________ Libnw mailing list [email protected] List info and subscriber options: http://immosys.com/mailman/listinfo/libnw Archives: http://immosys.com/mailman//pipermail/libnw
