> we the people are too apathetic, or too unaware, or too stupid, or too anything at all to yield our immense power This is what has been happening: We've been

> we the people are too apathetic, or too unaware, or too stupid, or too anything at all to yield our immense power This is what has been happening: We've been too hesitant to wield our immense power, meaning we've been yielding it by default to those who are willing to use it. (The autocorrect error here was way too apropos to pass up.)