Sarcasm is an adjusted stress reaction.

I've been thinking of writing a blog post along these lines for a couple of days now. Not to say we don't have wealth inequality in Australia, but it's not like the US. There are also jobs and we're not in recession.

Actually this last point bugged me during the global financial crisis, where people would whine about how bad it was, even though Australia didn't actually enter recession. I visited the UK during that time, where in the high street of small commuter towns, a significant number of shops would be boarded up.

Anyway, I agree, in Australia specific protests would probably be a lot more useful, and seem a lot less jaded.