The struggle for democracy in Iran is one facet of a larger picture where people are absolutely dissatisfied with the status quo across the globe. In December of last year, after a 15 year old boy was shot and killed by police, there were riots in Greece. Many who wanted change in the United States voted for Barack Obama in November, and some who were disappointed in his subsequent action to bailout the banks attended "tea parties" on tax day in April. What all of these struggles and movements have in common is people wanting to create structures that empower them rather than top-down hierarchies that exploit and alienate. In fact this is the original impetus of the American experiment as it revolted against the corporation of the British East India Company.