"These days, nah fuck it, too interested in taking selfies, buying shit we don't need and feeding ourselves propaganda from the aforementioned "they" and feeling so very informed and in control."

I think that is a lot of the problem. People have become addicted to the relative safety and stability that we have enjoyed. It has made a lot of them weak and compliant. they're happy as long as they can fuck around on their smartphones and will ignore the real problems around them.