People are too busy pursuing the goal of material wealth, status, hating their neighbour etc to be concerned with being conscious.And thats just the way the "man" likes it.
As someone who has spent a lot of time studying US foreign policy--your country scares the shit outta me!!So much tyranny carried out in the name of freedom and democracy.
Spoon fed pride in the flag from day one--pledge of allegiance and all that.Most cats blindly accept what the govt tells them to believe. They can't see that money and power are running the show--and the advancement of the average citizen does not enter that equation--or at most its given token lip service.
Shim
“Your body is not a temple, it’s an amusement park. Enjoy the ride.” Anthony Bourdain