I can give a n example of the obliviousness of a lot of the public on this and their seeming disinterest. I live in a city of which are one of the final four participants in the NFL playoffs and I'd be apt to say that a great many are more interested in the NFL, Facebook 'likes' and Twitter feeds than what is affecting their lives and that, therein, lies the problem. People, to a large degree, are ingrained in their own little corners of the world and see nothing beyond themselves like the good readers and writers on these forums.