Comment Apathy (Score 1) 223
Americans seem to have a better chance at shaming the NFL into dealing with Ray Rice than they do at shaming the government to do something about the NSA.
Pissed off customers have the potential to lead to empty seats and lost profits. Pissed off citizens... well, you might get less votes if the "other guys" seem a little better, but the "other guys" are really part of the same system and many of the entrenched interests don't actually change when a different party is voted in.