Had to be this way, bud.
The only way to really wake people up is to let them experience what's going on. In my opinion, it's gonna get a lot worse before we see anything happen. This has to effect every American individual on a personal level whether that be losing their jobs and businesses, seeing their friends get hurt by vaccinations, watching the left-of-center vilify and (hopefully not literally) destroy everyone right-of-left, and a rise of brownshirt 2.0s roaming the streets at night to cause terror.
Only then, when everyone realizes just how far we've fallen, will it be revealed how and most importantly why. Until then, stay comfy and enjoy the show dude.