@GladysMensch And I think when you mention “organizations” I think you are referring to “big time corporations.” I think people are in denial that American business is no longer representative of the small moms and pops community of New England in the ancient days. Look no further than who is carrying your phone bill, who controls the way you travel (gas prices) these corporations have us all in a choke hold and were just slowly attempting to get out of position before were forced to tap out. Everything seems to involve a one way ticket, paid for, to get to the top, college, applications etc. I say I think people are in denial because greed has obviously triumphing integrity and meaning. An example of this is within the NCAA BCS. Currently all these teams are going to where there is more money. Now I understand it is all about marketing, but wow, they want more and more and fans are already content with the present rivalries between their proximity related colleges. Now conferences are seemingly willing to get away from the idea of proximity. Again this is just one example of the greed. Another example would be that of the gas industry. We are entirely dependent on it as a society, there are a rare few who don’t use gasoline but for those of us who do, we’re forced to buy it. Obviously the more money you have the less you will complain, and when a general population finds that 4$ gasoline is the norm of the town, not many question it. I live in San Diego, and its a culture of peoples seemingly just transitioning in and out of San Diego, so what they view as 4$ gasoline seems normal to them. The gasoline industry has got in a choke hold. We just want reasonable prices. For those that would argue, oil is bought by the barrel in the middle east, I say woe is me. First off we’ve got that commercial going around saying how large the U.S. oil reserve so why aren’t we demanding the use of it instead of being dependent upon the middle east. @Blackberry Your accusation of the protestors being lazy, and powerless is a senseless opinion and I would hope other Americans can see this protest for what it is, a cry for help, a practicing demonstration (which requires time and effort hence destroying your lazy logic) and does not showcase powerlessness. It is actually showing the opposite, they are coming together and becoming powerful instead of taking it lying down. I can applaud them for that.