> I'm not trying to be a negative nancy, nor saying stop making noise, just that it's been going on for 12+ years (if not longer) and the powers that could stop it can hardly tie their shoes without an argument on how to tie them correctly.
The length of time that something has gone on does not change the fact that it is fundamentally wrong. The only difference is that I am now, 12+ years later, more disgruntled than I was back when it started. I feel like some people use the fact that this has been ongoing as some way to say "Oh, this isn't as big a deal as you're making it out to be." No, screw you.
Also, we as a population have to stop with the "it's never going to change, why bother?" mentality and get involved. It's definitely never going to change if we continue to be so apathetic as a group.