Usually during times of war or any other crises, people become very politically active and aware, or at least they used to.
So why has America become so politically apathetic?
My hypothesis is that since so much more power has been transfered from local and state government to the federal government, people feel that they have little say. Here is some giant monolith that is the federal government, and people look and go, "what the hell can I do?" In the past, when states had more power, it seems that people were more politically active.
Of course, there are other x factors, but I think this is a major reason.
so, is my theory sound or poppycock?