With that action may come a new type of protest music. It's all quite exciting in a rather depressing way.

I know what you mean. Depressing to me for several reasons...

* I don't have the energy or talent (if I was so inclined) to get involved even in small inconsequential ways. Besides who is going to listen to a protest song by a 51 year old woman? Sour grapes anyone?
* I wish society/politics/whatever had not come to this sorry pass for the sake of the young who will suffer most and longest from it.
* I worry that the bulk of next generation song writers will not be in it for the sake of social change but only for the notoriety. They have trained up on You Tube and Big Brother and have come to expect instant fame. That mindset does not translate well to a protest movement.
* How much pain/art can one draw out of a life bombarded / desensitised by the media, rubbish tele/music and violent video games?

I think what I fear most is a fin de siècle malaise in the young. Yes that is very depressing.

AND This thread still needs to be moved back up to the music area!