Exactly! This is what drives me nuts, our acceptance of this crap. Used to be FR could elect a candidate single-highhandedly or stop government action with calls & emails, now everyone says "Oh well, too late". I still call but maybe should do more of what you're doing and rally the troops.
I think the government's greatest weapon at this point is elections, they insist we focus on the future and let those already in office off with a free pass. We need to make the incumbents accountable before it's too late.
the public has been lobotomized. How about an activist link on the home page here at FR where we can check in first as to what to do for the week? We get graphic posts for funding, how about graphic posts for activism?