I think it's worse than that. Many people do care, in the opposite way that we think they should. There are a lot of people who outright approve of these programs because they think they're necessary and that they help keep us safe.
I personally think that all the outrage at the government is misplaced. They are ultimately just doing what the people want. The US isn't groping airline passengers and holding terror suspects for years without trial and torturing people for information and spying on its own citizens because the government is running out of control and the people can't reign it in. They're doing these things because "the people", as a whole, want it. Demand it in many cases.
If we want change, we must convince the population of our views. The rest will follow naturally if that can be done. No, I have no idea how.
I personally think that all the outrage at the government is misplaced. They are ultimately just doing what the people want. The US isn't groping airline passengers and holding terror suspects for years without trial and torturing people for information and spying on its own citizens because the government is running out of control and the people can't reign it in. They're doing these things because "the people", as a whole, want it. Demand it in many cases.
If we want change, we must convince the population of our views. The rest will follow naturally if that can be done. No, I have no idea how.