Or possibly it's the bystander effect at play? This strikes me as somewhat less nefarious, and slightly more likely, given how unmotivated our nation tends to

Or possibly it's the bystander effect at play? This strikes me as somewhat less nefarious, and slightly more likely, given how unmotivated our nation tends to be to act on things more important than voting for American Idol winners. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bystander_effect http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bystander_effect