I have felt similar in the past...these feelings pass. Your perspective is at least partially dishonest. You don't have to kill people to start making a difference in a society where you can vote and possibly more importantly educate others on what's happening. You seem to feel that the undereducated coddled masses wouldn't be moved if you spent a bit of time trying to talk to them. I think you'd be surprised at the impact you could make in your day to day outings in the city. Get some leaflets made with your local rep's name and photo and contact info on it and put some useful info on SOPA or other things you think people should know about. Add a message to the top of the web sites you operate!! Education is a great place to start. Please don't tell me this approach won't work if you haven't bothered to try it yet.