We all have to stand for something.  If not, then we all fail, and should just consider ourselves slaves to the man.  This is not Denmark.  We are not living in a socialist society where the govt' provides us with our necessities but don't have a say as to what we can and cannot do. 

Our forefathers came here to follow their dreams and start a new system.  Yet the system doesn't work if we all sit back and don't do anything.  Have we become a lazy community?  Yes.

Its part of the problem as to why boutiques carrying local designers are suffering, thus closing their doors in growing in numbers.  I remember a time in NYC when you could rely on Independent feature films to have a place in the market place, thus producing great art.  Meanwhile, 20 years later, and whether its a recent Director graduating drom Tisch School of the Arts at NYU, or Columbia University or the smart fashion driven person that wants to offer her interpretation of style to an audience, these people are cash strapped.  They aren't going to get loans from a bank.  So, unless they were born with deep pockets, most of them do not come from the elite.  The ones that can afford to produce fashion and entertainment are not the people that the rest of us identity with.  People, you ALL need to get involved and get with the program. Don't sit around waiting for someone to do vote on your behalf.  Because it will for sure effect you sooner rather than later ( like next week ).