Hey, you care - about others, the community, etc. and you are to be commended for that. In my experience and reading of history, that is what once made this country (despite other aspects of it's violent and selfish history) respected and a beacon of hope that common folk were indeed capable of governing themselves and living a life of dignity and purpose. So don't stop caring or lose hope that we'll find a way. "Where there is a will there is a way" is an oft quoted adage in which there is a lot of truth. Problem is, we're all over the board on this and can't seem to muster enough of a collective will to get much done. 
I think just about everyone who writes letters or comments (whether or not I agree with them) cares to some degree about what's going on. At least they give a damn. Others, some who know better, have just given up. We can't give up. People need to take responsibility for their actions. Both the haves and the have-nots. People have rights but also Responsibilities.