Brown Shirts?

[Bogart]

Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45

I don't think Americans will get too unruly just yet. Palin and Obama have gotten a lot of support and I don't think anyone more extreme will be able to accomplish what they did. Americans are very good at complaining but I see very few actually resorting to violence unless it gets REALLY bad economically.

I see the majority as easily placated and led along by the nose. People are afraid of violence, people are afraid of change, people just want to go on living the American Dream; even if it's been placed more out of reach. Threaten that with some indistinct boogeyman and you have a war which has no borders. Threaten that by pointing at a viable candidate who is espousing real change and he/she will be branded a threat, or a kook.

So no, unless they are looking at starving, or shivering in the cold, you won't find much civil unrest. But, how much longer can the handouts go on? I don't see any clear plan for a recovery and I see a general misunderstanding of the monetary system among our politicians. The majority of the people don't have a clue how it all works either, but then you would think it would pique their interest when shown the amortization sheet for their mortgage.