Wake

This entry from mblog on matthewgood.org is the most important thing I’ve read in days

One of the few things that I despise about being on the road is the infrequency with which I have online access. I feel disconnected when I don’t have access to daily information and am unable to process it as it happens. That said, today and tomorrow look a little better, so.
Cracks. The American sloth is beginning to wake up to the difference between rhetoric and deception. If only it hadn’t taken three years and cost the lives of tens of thousands of people. It is an arrogance afforded the great nations of the world, to be able to sacrifice their young and innocent strangers before coming to the realization that their trust has been abused and that the agendas of heartless opportunists have prevailed in their name. It is a crime in itself, even though many refuse to entertain such an accusation. But the truth of the matter is that silence breeds complicity. To witness a crime and do nothing may not be as bad as the crime itself, but it must be factored into that crime’s success.
When faced with the results, some must be asked why their courage failed them at such a crucial moment. Any fool can pull a trigger. Having the guts not to is far more difficult.
Not since Watergate has a White House been submerged in such negativity. All one can do is hope that it produces the same sort of critical mass. That’s not to say that the fight will be over, just that the people of the United States will be provided an opportunity to do something about the state of their government and their place in the world. Ultimately, it’s up to them to introduce the sort of revolutionary democratic change that is needed to spark similar revolts in other nations populated by sleepwalking automatons. God knows trying to ‘bomb’ democratic change into others doesn’t work.