[Cboldt]

Anyone who thinks that throwing in the towel and doing nothing is some sort of a "plan" to affect change is sadly mistaken. If you want to be swept along through life like a leaf in the wind, all the time moaning "it's out of my hands, I can't change anything" etc etc, so be it. I think that makes you a non-participant, and I have to wonder why you're a member of FR.

I didn't hear any moaning. The folks expressed satisfaction with their condition, why would they advocate change?

As to participation of FR, this is the most intellectually stimulating site on the web.

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He was advocating change. He was advocating a particular method for changing the government.
This system is too big, too powerful and too corrupt to be brought down by any means other than the means that brought down the Soviet Union...Not by force of arms, but by the death of a million cuts, each cut being inflicted by another "person of ability" throwing in the towel
He was also complaining about the current system. A "socialist regime" he called it. So that's it- a complaint about the current system and a desire to change it. I'll stick with my assessment.

That's great he's happy. I still can deplore the fact he's decided that joining the legions of leeches in this country is somehow a good thing.