I don’t think it’s the medium. It’s the core values of Americans in 2016. Most simply don’t have it in them anymore to do anything but capitulate. They abandoned their sense of right and wrong and have become the thing they once hated.
It that’s not the case, I don’t see what other explanation there is. Fighting back or standing up for their beliefs is too hard. It might lose them precious social status, just like the politicians they bitch about. So they just don’t.
Then Stockholm Syndrome kicks in and they side with the problem over those trying to do anything at all to correct it.
Check out #206. I expected nothing more.
If an easy way of standing up for beliefs came by, I think many would opt for it. Arguing coherently is not easy.
As to fighting back in an effective manner, there don’t seem to be any real options that offer a clear path to reform. The political system is shot—even if one gets a couple of good folks elected, they are only a drop in the bucket, and often will go over to the dark side.
One can raise up good offspring, and influence a few others, but this too is hard. Hopefully the five loaves and two fishes can be used by someone else.