All I really need to say is if you care so much then instead of complaining on the internet, go do something about it.
Can't remember where I heard this, but unless you can come up with a course of action to take, all complaining achieves is making other people complain. Propose a course of action and you get people thinking about how they could enact change.
But really, no one here is gonna be bothered to get off their ass and do anything, myself included.
So happy 4th of July!
(PS, the "Independence" in Independence Day has nothing to do with personal freedom. It's all about declaring independence from Britain. Independence =/= Freedom)