In the hands of thugs

People of the world, we have fallen prey to a gang of thugs who have masqueraded as politicians for a long long time. They don't listen to what we have to say, in fact they go against what's best for us.

Example: check out the WORLDWIDE protests against the invasion of Iraq. Did any politician take heed? Not that we've noticed.

Did I say worldwide? Actually, the Arabs were glaringly absent from these demonstrations, even though it's their region that's under attack. Most of my friends asked the same question:

"Did these demonstrations stop the US government from invading Iraq? No. So what's the use?"

That's a pretty typical reaction from an Arab, culturally speaking. But I think this culture of fatalism needs to change if the region wants to move on from the back of the rank.