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I'm not encouraging apathy, but it's a natural reaction to a fucked up government. What do you expect when you pay your taxes, work with activists, boycott here and there, actually give time and energy, and are still reduced to an "apathetic American"?
If "feeling frustrated" with American politics was all it took, Los Angeles alone would change the fucking world. Talk to the guys in charge of American Apparel; they do make a difference, and they don't give a shit. Walk out to Main and San Pedro and ask someone if they're frustrated. I've done it. Walk into any "off-limits" building in the Garment District with a video camera, right passed the "No Tresspassing" sign, right passed the showrunners, right into the sweatshops. I have a friend who does it for a living, and I've been along with her. She gets the tapes to the people who should technically be able to do something. But those shops are still there, and what happens to the workers even if they do get shut down? Yeah, I'm a little apathetic at times. The power of the almighty I can be a little disappointing.
And Americans didn't elect Bush (the first time). We elected Gore.
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