Absolutely nailed it. If one was an optimistic sort, it could be called n3en;ui'. But it's gone beyond that. There's a helplessness that has enveloped progressives - from the Ignatieff to Obama to the Gulf. The leaders have gone soft and our opposition grows more powerful and entrenched. Capitalism is suffering its strongest rebuke. The world is stuttering in slow motion burnout. And there's nothing we can do.