People think government is too big, only when they don't need it.

[DraconianAC]

Damn, I should have followed this thread. There are some good stated arguments here.

I'm was not trying to say that protesting alone will make a change, but it's really one of the rights that is seldom exercised. You can also boycott goods and services, and you can vote. These are the only things that come to my mind that regular people can do to try to make a change. I'm sure that one person may not be enough to make a difference, but that's is how things starts. It takes one person to inspire a group, that will form a crowd, that will attract a massive amount of people to protest.

I guess that what I was trying to say was: If you are not satisfied about your current situation, do something about it. Typing one's frustrations in a forum is more likely to lead to nothing than if you take a pro-active role in your community, find the right group to join and spread the message of the injustice that has been done to you. There are plenty of people out there that will not listen to you, but there might just be a few will form a group.

This generation, in my opinion, rants more about it's problems then it tries to fix them. I may be wrong, but that is just the way I see it. Yes, I'm sure that the government (the system) has adapted to qualm the masses, but I'm sure that if people never gave up and have a solid message, something is bound to change.

If I had a large coalition, My strategy would be to identify the organizations that lobby the government against our cause, find out who funds them. Promote a Boycott of their companies services/products. Vote in every election, and protest as much as possible to try to get your message out. If all these things come into play, I'm sure things could change (and I mean that they would slowly change). The problem is getting people of their gadgets, hobbies, lifes, and concentrate on one message at a time to send to their government officials.