Well, we can probably blame that in part, on the fact that the government hasn't been "for the people" in decades. The government hides things from us, no longer really works on behalf of the majority of its citizens. The small guy gets shut out and then fed misinformation and is forced to just go along with whatever. The shitstorm is only going to get worse with Turdblossom in office.
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