Many, many people are becoming disgruntled with our government and are slowly waking up (or would like to...oh really!), but I question whether they really have the ABILITY to do anything but 'FOLLOW'.
example-RELIGION has taught society to be PUPPETS of the status quo and that validation/approval of SELF comes from being a 'hero' that has acheived 'proper indoctrination' (FOLLOWING is 'safety').
It is the same with BIG PHARMA indoctrination and the courage to consider ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE.
Many people want to "FOLLOW" a belief style or "religion" because most people are FOLLOWERS by nature.
example-In the bible, Saint Paul was not a "FOLLOWER" of Jesus, Paul was a spiritual 'MEMBER OF' Jesus's body (MEMBER OF 'the way',....."christianity" is PHONY).......look in the book of Acts, true Jesus devotion is to be a "MEMBER OF", not a "FOLLOWER OF".
When I first got my driver's license, I wondered why cars would all line up behind each other in order to make a turn even when there was a big wide multi-laned turn area. My friend explained to me that this is because most people are simply "FOLLOWERS"....(maybe you can explain to your friend that he must first have the COURAGE not to "FOLLOW" but to be INDEPENDENT of the "status quo"....a TRUE "SELF").
It seems that American society is learning today not to be a 'puppet' (FOLLOWER) because they see how bad things are getting. PBS television was becoming just like most media (an indoctrination tool), but they seem to ethically regret their propaganda efforts. They are now exposing "Top Secret America".....