> it's pretty disturbing. It's far worse than the election cycle. My own read on the situation is that a lot of folks have wrapped up their ego/identity in opp

> it's pretty disturbing. It's far worse than the election cycle. My own read on the situation is that a lot of folks have wrapped up their ego/identity in opposition. I'm incredibly happy to see so many people participating & engaging with the government. It reminds me of the satisfying experience of watching the enormous online response to Collateral Damage / CISPA,CISA,etc... / PRISM / and all the rest. We've seen that online protest isn't as effective as we would like. And I'm thrilled to have discussions with my friends in which they express their desire to participate in government in a direct way (trying to become elected, for instance). I think it's a lot of "millennial" participation, too... which makes me wonder how similar this is to the Vietnam protests, I'm to young to know. But yes... it's a nasty spin-cycle, and the news all seems to have a stench of fairness to it.