national redirection only happens as a response to a ground swell of combined personal action ... a protest movement or a revolution. Nothing will happen if individuals do not take their fate into their own hands.

Amen

I would suggest that it is important to also read the Zachary Nowak essay Totoniela/Bob Shaw posted toward the end of yesterday's Drum Beat.  I won't post the link here since I suggested that he repost it on today's Drum Beat for further discussion.
Folks, don't forget to reddit-ize, etc., this piece.  This is exactly the kind of piece that newbies need to read.  

Well done Robert.