Problems get shrugged off. They've been fed everything they know for their whole lives, so they believe anything they read. They figure as long as it's published in a newspaper, it's real. Instead of dealing with the problems that will affect our lives, they rally outside of abortion clinics, or get pissed about porn on the internet. Problems that only affect the person making the choice.
People love the idea of belonging to something, or to a cause.
They join churches and clubs to be part of something, to make themselves feel more important. Often times they pick problems that really don't have a solution, or not one that will be reached anytime soon. They need other people to think that they're important. They've been taught that what other people think of them, is important. The earlier in life we get used to believing what the media tells us, the harder it is to think for ourselves, and make changes that really mean something.