I think that a major reason for American inaction at home is that AMERICANS DON'T GET ANGRY anymore. They just don't give a sh--! The last time I saw the population of this country really get angry was when the NFL went on strike and families had to actually WALK and TALK together! I think that we are soooo comfortable with our posessions that we are afraid to rock the boat. I remember that when Parisians got pissed-off at the government they would tear up the cobble-stone streets and build barricades with the stones and heave a few through the windows of the local police station. I suspect that was the motivation for the French goverment paving those streets. I don't know the solution. Larry Parish