Decades later they let the jokesters (still alive) out of prison (gulags), because the authorities thought it was a safer way for the population to vent its anger than with a revolution.
Giving away our liberties in exchange for false security is the quickest way to repeat this bit of oppressive and evil history.
Not throwing every member of Congress out on his/her ear is another.
The grassroots popularity for the non-charismatic Ron Paul is the clearest sign that Americans are ripe for change.
We need to get the word out.
"Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism." ~George Washington