The wave is coming

Lately with the riots, one question and probability has been plaguing my mind.
If the wave of revolution were to hit America, what would be my part in it?

Would I be ready?
Will I take a stand?

With all of the countries rioting and creating anarchy through their protests, I cannot help but wonder what they will do next. I also wonder if they were asking for the right thing.
It made me sad that in Egypt, the government was just handed over to the military. Why?
Do the Egyptians really know what they are seeking?
Will America be at the ready when we are asked what we really want?
The military, from what I understand, is almost exactly what the Egyptians possessed before they overthrew their previous government. In the military, you are supposed to obey those who are above you, who hold the higher command. Who holds the power in the military? A General of course. Who then holds power in the government? The General. A reinstated dictatorship. This is why they overthrew the government in the first place, to get rid of a dictator. It completely defeated the purpose in which they began to protest.

Why has this happened? What is missing?
With all that emotion stirred up in the protests, every single one of those people -including some of the tea partiers here in the U.S.- are living in the now. They are so passionate about everything that is happening right now, that they emotionally have no room to think about the future, the consequences of their actions, and what they really needed to accomplish their desires. They had a desire, but they didn't know what they needed to achieve it. They wanted freedom, they needed the principles that the founding fathers discovered from endless study, they needed the wisdom from education that they had received.

So when the time comes around for the wave, we must be prepared. We must learn now what we want, what freedom really is, and what comes next. We must become balanced in focusing on the now while thinking about the future. The passionate emotions that come from protesting must be channeled in a such a way that it effects change, and promotes principle.
Let the wave come, and let us be prepared.