*Some are born dissidents, while others have dissidence thrust upon them.
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/05/07/the_worlds_top_dissidents
*That's quite a motley crew. Maybe they should start a labor union, or a Facebook group, or something.
*Unlike my melancholy reaction to hackers, watching dissidents always cheers me the heck up. I can't help but like 'em. They really perk me up. They're all over the place. Every nook and cranny. It's like some kind of Hannah Arendt "banality of goodness." It's easy to romanticize dissidents. Until, you, uh, marry one.
*Gosh they are so cute, though. Wow. Especially when they've got blogs
