> It is that bad, but the people who are affected are not the ones making the decisions. It could be argued that they are - both indirectly (by electing the re

> It is that bad, but the people who are affected are not the ones making the decisions. It could be argued that they are - both indirectly (by electing the representatives that do make the decisions) and directly (by lack of [legal!] activism for their cause). It's a case of pointing fingers instead of lifting a finger. edit: what I mean by that is votes and protests do matter as does providing reasonable alternatives. I see that happen way too little in Germany. Try something in France and they set half of Paris on fire each time; not that I think that's better, but at least it shows that people actually care.