Why aren't young people more angry?

During Vietnam the generation that had just come of age not only protested the war, they protested the society’s unthinking conformity and materialism. They questioned authority in all its forms. Young people marched and organized, they moved to Canada, they dropped out of society and lived in communes. They argued with the rest of society and, when that didn’t work, they protested and, when that didn’t work they rioted—and the politicians took notice.

Today’s war in Iraq, the arrogance of our leaders, and the economic situation are far worse, yet nobody seems to care. Its as if nobody is paying attention. Or, if they are, they have lost the capacity to feel outrage, or just can’t bring themselves to protest. I hate to say it, but it seems as if young people actually approve of what is going on, even though they are getting totally screwed.