Kicking the Shit Out of Life

What’s going on in Egypt and Tunisia right now is crazy.  It seems to me so often that Americans are all talk and no action when it comes to trying to enact change.  I have a lot of respect for people who will do anything — even take to the streets amidst a police crackdown — to make themselves heard.

It’s also interesting how big a role technology has played in this.  Twenty years ago it would have been a lot easier for these governments to crack down on official news sources and keep any local unrest under wraps.  Now everybody has a camera phone and between Facebook/Twitter/Youtube people can get the word out about whats going on almost instantly.