Today, there is an increasing sense of ecological emergency, but people in general, who naturally accept and participate in the way of life that occurs around them, are like the frog who has been sitting in a pot of water as it is heated. They may be vaguely aware of pollution increase, but not realize the extent of their problem until it is too late to prevent a pollution catastrophe. If we were suddenly dropped on this planet from a clean, natural place, we would realize the differences right away and jump to action, much like the frog who will jump if dropped into very hot water. The leaders of today are firmly the big business and corporations. The stock market dictates our destiny, so it is believed.
People are generally happy with what their life is like.
Individuals rely on pay from these big firms to supply them with a way to live, to pay bills, and to fit in this society. People know what side their bread is buttered on and are not yet willing to blow the whistle and stop the big polluters from their evil deeds. In that past revolution, transgressions of the mother country caused the people to become ever more concerned until they would finally listen to the people who had been saying all along that they should revolt against England. The same is happening today, but with some important differences, mainly that today there is an appearance that the pollution situation is getting better. People hear in the news that new environmental laws are being passed, and the occasional company is punished by the government for violations.