Despite this people act like everything is normal and I want to shake them and ask how they aren't deeply concerned. It's truly a masterfu  7e6  l display of demoralisation, distraction, and gaslighting to have convinced people that everything is fine.  That's because the vast majority of people are NPCs. And I don't reserve that title only for leftists (although they are most likely to be one) but anyone in any occupation of any belief is capable. Most people don't want to think or take responsibility; they're just on autopilot, consuming whatever needs to be consumed, paying no attention to what's happening. So shaking and asking them how they aren't concerned won't get a good answer. They'll just give a blank, reptilian stare back.