Thinking about Thoreau's views in his "Civil Disobedience," essay...?

I 1st read Thoreau's, "Civil Disobedience," essay when I was a Jr. in High School. This was a very tumultuous, uneasy, political questioning time in America... So much so, it was said to have been utterly unique - NEVER happening before; nor, could anything like it ever happen again...

Little did we know that a few decades later… Those turbulent times in our history would have seemed like Pre-School happenings in comparison to what is happening in, & to OUR Country today! At least back then, MOST Americans still were tremendously, FIERCLY Patriotic! They openly stood open to "celebrities" such as Jane Fonda - Weren’t afraid to spit in her face, screamed calling her by her TRUE name... "TRAITOR!"

They boycotted & picketed EVERY venue where, & when she dared show her face in America. If a store was ignorant enough to endorse her, or any product with her name attached, they, too, were boycotted, & picketed, to the point they were forced to sever all ties with her.

Never could Thoreau have imagined in ALL of his wondrous insights into the ways of politicians, & government, that a time would EVER COME where Americans would simply set idly by, & allow, someone like Obama to EVEN BE ALLOWED to RUN for President!

With ALL the questions radiating around him as a person, CITIZEN, & God help us - His TOTAL LACK of ANY knowledge on how to run OUR up-to-NOW great country!

Then to continue pacifically simply sitting by & watching, while he & his gang of thugs run rampant. Annihilating the Constitution as if it wasn't even there. Destroying & taking away OUR FREEDOMS faster than Superman can catch a bullet in his teeth.

This has all been years in the making - I'm sure going back to the time I referred to at 1st. But, even as a child of those times, I sit in disbelief, shocked & totally confused that Americans have LOST EVERY bit of BACKBONE, EVERY BIT of the Sense of the Freedoms OUR Forefathers & ALL those since have fought & DIED for!

If there was EVER a time in America where Her CITIZENS NEEDED TO/When THEY MUST STAND-UP against those we elected, (or who crookedly got themselves elected!) - it is NOW! Every day that's allowed to pass, is ONE where MORE of OUR FREEDOMS are SNATCHED FROM US! Where OUR LIVES, & the Lives of ALL FUTURE GENERATIONS of Americans are DOOMED!

Thus, I felt it was time I revisited one of my favorite author’s of ALL time, & his famous essay: “Civil Disobedience!” I think that EVERY AMERICAN should go read it, REALLY READ IT. Absorb It, & ALL of its underlying meanings, fears, DIRECTIVES… & DECIDE! OUR Country, OUR GOVERNMENT, is JUST THAT - OURS! & It’s way time for US to take it back!

You can find this wonderful, enlightening, essay at:

http://thoreau.eserver.org/civil1.html

I would suggest printing it, & really thinking about it!

Thank you for the great, honest answers already given here... I just find it very odd that there haven't been a LOT more answers... ♥☺♥

ALL of you gave such terrific answers!! & I realize this was a hard one because not many are really familiar with Thoreau's work/essay referenced here... * Y'all gave it a great shot! But, I haven't been able to get myself to choose a best answer!! I thought about letting it go to Tie-Busters for a vote; but then decided, as a part of that great group, I definitely couldn't do that... Plus, I love ALL Y'all so much... It's Soooo hard to choose between your answers!

So, since they won't allow me to choose all 3-of you, I decided to do it mathematically...lol! Thanks to ALL 3-of you who took the time to post an answer! You ALL deserved the best answer award!!

I LOVE ALL of YOU!!♥♥☺☺♥♥