The Reason? That is the Point.

Complacency then, defined as ‘self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness or deficiencies.’

So, are we satisfied, and why? Satisfaction to me suggests that we feel we’ve done enough, that we have achieved all we can, and can do no more, we’re happy. That does not feel right… what is the word? Comfortable, maybe? How about tranquilised? That works for me, sedated and subdued too, for that matter. They all mean the same.
I feel numb. It’s the conditioning you see. Are we all so willing to believe what we’re told that it is becoming impossible to rouse ourselves from slumber and raise even an eyebrow in discontent?
I am sorry, that’s a little unfair. I have seen public outrage recently, and so have you. John Terry, Ashley Cole, Tiger Woods et al. wound everybody right up did they not? I cannot believe the audacity of some of these rich and famous people, honestly. Do they have no morals? I can tell you hand on heart that if I was a multi-millionaire sportsman with a very attractive wife and a day job the envy of millions around the world then the absolute last thing I would be doing is going out and having sex with a thousand people.
Why do we, the public, love a good scandal so much? Is there nothing to watch on T.V? Television, quickly becoming the bane of existence, solely responsible for the adulterated news content we see in the tabloids – they watch that, they're going to love this! Boobs! Gossip! Look who’s fat now! It’s scary when it is just mind-numbing enterstainment, designed to wash away your actual concerns for a while, as a form of escapism. It is almightily terrifying when it starts to influence things that actually matter.
We can talk about current affairs now, you know, that cause célèbre thing again; it’s all about the General Election at the minute. Interestingly, Television is playing a bigger part than ever this time around with the introduction of the sometimes maligned and all too well publicised Live Leaders Debates.
How tired are we all exactly? Well, this was one hell of a way to find out. I can only really feign so much interest, I can only really think for myself but hey, I can read opinion polls like a motherflipper, and everything seems to indicate that we're so fed up with the current state of affairs that suddenly, inexplicably, we've all become Liberal Democrats. There has to be a reason for this… yeah, I reckon it is T.V. Who’s going to tell me it’s something else? It can’t be their policies… We want change, apparently. I agree. We need it. Frankly, when Mr. Clegg says he wants to hand the power back to the people it sounds great, but is this not merely rhetoric? “Voters love Clegg but hate his policies” The Sunday Times bitterly spat this weekend. Is the man alone really a good enough reason to vote Liberal Democrats? Apparently, he is, and this would not have been possible without T.V and those debates. Manifesto? Reading? Look at the sincerity in his eyes though! Why vote for Cleggy, what’s the reason? It is surely no coincidence that Mr Clegg’s popularity and public adulation corresponds with us actually finding out who he was. “Who’s that one? He’s different, he must be that change everyone’s on about!”
I can’t work it out. Surely, anyone with a vested interest in who’s running this country would certainly do more than take these things, these people at face value? Or are we all happy enough to be sold a flawed ideology by a pretty face because it appears new and interesting? Does it make you feel a bit naughty? This is not Weight Watchers and Nick Clegg is not chocolate.
I would like to think that most of us have seen through the façade presented to us by David Cameron of Conservative fame, though sadly this does not appear to be the case either.
This all makes me doubt myself a little, but not too much. In David Cameron, we have a man who appears to have conditioned himself to be able to ‘talk to anyone on any level’, come across as a Bloody Nice Chap, charming, helpful and clean. To my mind, this is quite condescending. Why feel the need to create a public persona or to become a social chameleon? Could David Cameron not just be himself? I sincerely doubt that would work. Image only works so far in print, but on Television, you can charm millions in one fell swoop. He is chasing Labour voters after all and as far as my limited understanding of things that occur would have me believe, no matter how downtrodden, disaffected and bigoted (I made a joke) the average Labour voter is, a cup of tea with a multi-millionaire in shiny shoes who is visibly trying not to cringe in disgust at his current surroundings (your house) whilst simultaneously wondering if his car has been stolen (by your kids) isn’t going to cut the mustard. Far be it from me to say it’s easy, but I reckon I could beat Gordon Brown in a popularity contest these days, even if he is the best man for the job.

So the influence of media is my reason, and our discontent my point. It appears we are getting desperate and when that happens things tend to go wrong. Think what can happen when people are desperate enough, go on, imagine it…