On Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:28:08 -0400, "dejablues"
> wrote:

>So many outrageous issues have been thrown at the American public that ,
>yes, I do believe we have "outrage fatigue". The investment/bank fraud
>situation isn't seen as something that impacts the "little guy", so why
>bother?

It affects the little guy and we know it, but what can we do? Not
much it seems. They have us coming and going.

>We're too busy trying to keep our jobs and pay the bills, and our
>impotent rage will make no difference.

Impotent is right. We've circled the wagons on the ground floor of
Maslow's hierarchy.

>I have only so much care and time to expend on issues outside of my
>household, so the bank fraud criminals will have to get in line behind the
>animal abusers, puppy millers, unregulated gun sellers, and anti-vaccination
>protesters.

After we have taken care of ourselves, we'll have the time and energy
to look elsewhere.

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Sometimes I even put it in the food.