But I don't think the "masses" have noticed or that it has become a social/political issue of nearly the magnitude that it's importance would suggest. In fact,

But I don't think the "masses" have noticed or that it has become a social/political issue of nearly the magnitude that it's importance would suggest. In fact, many who are aware of the changes even defend them as being necessary. They still don't notice the overall direction or net effect. Some of the comments on this thread alone speak to that.