[quote=sd_matt]I hear your rant about people not participating in democracy. If you think the silent majority will ever become anything other than silent then you are in for a heartbreak.

I imagine that most of the Piggs would stick up for other Piggs (correct me if I’m wrong) because they think alike. They want to get ahead. They have also given up on those that are complacent.

The real fight is not running around with a banner, it is getting the correct information. This is where the Piggs have it right.
You want to make a difference? Then bombard the media with emails demanding an easy to follow map of the political money, or something like it. But so far any suggestion that I have made to that effect has only ( including here ) been met with crickets chirping.[/quote]

And that makes another point.
You only really matter in this country if you can express your will politically or economically.
Those who just sit around smoking pot talking, or those who talk about their inside knowledge while leading a book club, really don’t matter.

A silent majority might as well not exist. If they do something then they are not silent anymore and they do matter.

Anyhoo, my level of political involvement has only been civil disobedience, organizing protests, voting, and occasional boycotting.