And will you be gentlemanly passive as you watch it all give way?...
I think the problem in both the UK and in Canada is leadership..
Hard to have a revolution (whether we are talking and armed one, a cultural one, or any other sort) without leaders..
Were it not for George Washington and a handful of others.. the world would probably look very different today.. I'd guess the US would all still be British subjects.. and many of the countries that fought for their own independence that were inspired by what happened in the US wouldnt have made a move either..
The masses may be displeased.. they may even be willing to fight (physically, economically, etc).. but until someone steps up and leads them (and, that person needs to be a GREAT leader that surrounds themselves with other subordinate great leaders) there will be little to no effectiveness..
So the question becomes... who is that guy in Canada (or the UK)? does he even exist?
Until someone steps forward that has the ability to unite the pissed off masses and get them moving in the same direction.. things will just continue to get worse, not better...
Things got pretty damn bad in the US, and had been pretty damn bad for decades, before Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Jay, Franklin, Hamilton, et al finally had enough of it and were willing to risk their lives, their fortunes (most of the founding fathers were wealthy and prospering greatly under British rule), their families, etc to right all of the wrongs they were seeing..
Im not sure things have gotten bad enough for the Canadians or the Brits yet...
and.. we live in an age of great mobility these days.. 250 years ago you didnt have a whole lot of options.. you either lived with your situation, or you fought.. picking up and moving somewhere else took years of planning, years of saving, etc.. and then often times years to execute..
today, the frustrated can pack up their shit and be living in another country within a matter of weeks.. even if they are on the lower end of middle class...
theyre not forced to endure.. they actually have the option to just leave..