Indifference

Rome is burning yet people are content to share recipes and pictures of their pets on social media.

Shouldn't there be some type of outrage at the dismantling of our democracy?  What will it take for people to wake up? Or are they already awake but just don't care enough?

I realize people have bills to pay; jobs to suffer through; kids to care for; and lives to live. But the nightmare that is the Trump administration is destroying the middle class and the poor. More activism is needed. And there any many forms of activism that don't require time or money: an email or a phone call to a legislator; a comment on social media directed at someone or something; correcting fake news heard from friends or co-workers. It doesn't take much if everyone does it. Those in power depend on the indifference of the electorate. Make a difference.

“All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel that they are helpless, that the only role they can have is to ratify decisions and to consume.” 
― Noam Chomsky