Expect to see this played out in communities and countries. However, if the economy in the US stays healthy and most individuals feel their lives are improving, the smaller revolts will have a lesser effect. This is an example of keeping a pragmatic attitude with a big picture focus. Most of us have learned that diversity is our strength and that we must find better ways to deal with it. We expect more and more discussion of what is right, what is just and where to draw the line.
Spirituality continues to be growing mainstream issue.
People will be looking deeper into themselves and deciding what is true for them, rather than listening to someone else telling them what to believe. The health care industry is due for some wide scale scrutiny, which may lead to a renewed round of proposals for reorganizing it from the government. People have had now had enough unsatisfactory experiences with HMOs and find that the focus on making profits rather than on quality, affordable health care has gone too far. Watch for more attention and news coverage of abuses in nursing homes, HMOs, home health practitioners and drug companies. The educational system is failing to achieve what people want and failing to provide society with employees who have basic life skills, capable of performing honestly and productively on the job.