Perhaps people know its coming but cant really do anything about it. The whole 'we elect them' and know whats best for us thinking comes into play. If you protest anything your in trouble. If you talk smack, your a crazy. So whats the point of public displays of discontent when there is no result? Better off sucking the tv/video game teet and doing anything. Those in power simply dont give a shat what anyone thinks. Politics used to be about more than crack smoking mayors. Most young see this and say 'why get involved in such trivial politics' (since those are the politics that are presented to the masses as the days news), then continue to miss the big picture like the TPP and corporate ownership of the countries and their laws.
I think young care more about local justice and social programs than they do Geo-political issues. Also the boomers are going to hold their jobs longer and this makes it seem there is no point of advancing ones own career until the boomers are either in homes or dead.
I added things to this post because I think this is why the young simply appear not to care. They dont have a voice and are disengaged. Then again didnt our parents think the same about us?