Ah, but consider that the fundamental cause of such comments indicates the opposite of defeat! Where there is cynicism, there is knowledge of reality instead o

Ah, but consider that the fundamental cause of such comments indicates the opposite of defeat! Where there is cynicism, there is knowledge of reality instead of illusion. Where there is sarcasm, there is an implication that a better reality is possible, and perhaps deserved. A sarcastic cynical reply to a problem of government is an indicator that someone has identified a problem, and can envision a better world if it were fixed. They are waiting for a call to action, a plan, or an effective way of participating. Imagine a world in which every action of the government were met with widespread cynicism and sarcasm! It'd be akin to the ultra-pessimistic attitudes of Russians before and during the fall of the USSR-- a public unwilling to give their government anything other than derision is in the active process of reformation.